Slain tahsildar’s driver succumbs to burns

HYDERABAD: A day after a woman tahsildar was allegedly burnt alive at her office near here, her driver, who tried to rescue her, succumbed to injuries on Tuesday, police said.

Tahsildar Vijaya Reddy, 37, died on the spot after shewas allegedly set on fire at her office in Abdullapurmet by Ksuresh over some land dispute.

Two staff members, including Vijaya's driver Gurunatham (27), who came to her rescue too were seriously injured even as the assailant, who suffered 60 per cent burns, were all admitted to different hospitals in the city. "Gurunatham succumbed to his injuries at a hospital while undergoing treatment," Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwat said.

Suresh, who is currently undergoing treatment in a hospital, is said to be in critical condition. Vijaya Reddys funeral rites were performed at Nagole here. Earlier, hundreds of revenue and other government department employees visited her house here to pay their last respects and later participated in the funeral procession. Demanding a transparent probe by the government into the incident , Vijaya Reddys husband Subash Reddy said I suspect one person alone cannot resort to such a heinous crime. I suspect some forces are behind her murder.

The incident happened at around 1.30 PM on Monday when Suresh, a local who came to the tahsildar's office on a two-wheeler, poured petrol on her and set her afire using a lighter. The Commissioner said a scientific investigation was on and they were probing from all angles to ascertain the exact reason that provoked Suresh to take such a step. NEW DELHI: The Meerut Gyanotsav began on Tuesday at the Chaudhary Charan Singh University on a high note. The event is aimed at coming up with ideas that can improve the higher-education system in the country. Various educationists from across the country are expected to attend the event and contribute to brainstorming sessions scheduled over the next couple of days.

The Education Department of the CCS University along with the Education Culture Upliftment Foundation organised the two-day Gyanotsav at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Auditorium in campus, which was inaugurated by National Secretary Atul Kothari. In his opening address, Kothari said that the aim of this initiative was to spread the ideas of Gandhi and discuss different ways to bring it into practice. Kothari added that the relationship between an educator and their student should be quite like it was since ancient times in India - one of the moral nature and of a culture-centred one.