The Free Press Journal

Woman stabbed by paramour on V-Day succumbs to injuries

- STAFF REPORTER

A 33-year-old woman who was brutally stabbed by her her paramour on Valentine's Day succumbed to her injuries a day later at KEM Hospital on Monday. Following the woman's death, the police added the section of murder to the FIR registered at Bhoiwada Police Station.

The incident took place on Sunday afternoon when the accused Rajesh Kale, 36, called the woman outside the KEM Hospital. The woman, a resident of Govandi, was working at COVID-19 facility at the hospital as a helper on contract basis.

Soon after the two met, an argument broke out between them and in a fit of rage Kale allegedly stabbed her multiple times in her stomach. The people present on the hospital campus and witness to the incident rushed her to the hospital while Kale, who received injuries in his leg was handed over to the police. The woman who was admitted to the hospital in serious condition died on Monday morning while undergoing treatment, said police.

According to her husband's statement, the woman ditched Kale after she ended ties with him and refused to meet him.

According to his statement, they used to stay at Thakkar Bappa Colony in Kurla where his wife met Kale and they developed a love affair. However, as they moved to Govandi, she ended the relationsh­ip with Kale. However, he continued to harass her. She had also filed several complaints against him with police.

Kale was produced before the court on Monday which sent him to police custody.

A week after they hit a middle-aged snack vendor leading to his death in Mira Road, two out of three assailants have been arrested by the Naya Nagar police for their involvemen­t in the crime. The murder is said to be the fallout of a tiff over a few rupees.

While one of the accused identified as Umesh Pawar, 25, was arrested in Mira Road, Srikrishna Bhosale, 28, was apprehende­d by a team led by PSI Pawan Sopnar under the supervisio­n of DCP Shashikant Bhosale from a remote village in

Yevatmal district. Both worked as casual workers at local constructi­on sites in Mira Road and were not known to the deceased. However their third accomplice is still absconding. The incident was reported from the Rassaz Circle area in Mira Road at around 10 am on February 5. The deceased who has been identified as Virendra Yadav sold idli-sambhar door-to-door. The trio apparently picked up a quarrel with Yadav over Rs. 20.

The war-of-words turned violent after they allegedly pushed and attacked Yadav, before fleeing the spot. Yadav who is believed to have died of inter nal injuries, was a native of Uttar Pradesh and stayed in Bhayandar. An offence under section 302 of the IPC had been registered against the trio at the Naya Nagar police station. While further investigat­ions were underway, a man hunt has been launched to nab the absconding accused.

Telecom service providers (telcos) are expected to dial in next round of tariff hikes over the next one or two quarters which is likely to drive revenue growth in new financial year (202122) beginning April 1, according to investment informatio­n firm ICRA. Tariff hikes and upgradatio­n of subscriber­s from 2G to 4G is expected to result in improvemen­t in average revenue per user to around Rs 220 in the medium term which will lead to growth in industry revenue by 11 to 13% over the next two years with operating margins expanding to nearly 38% for FY22.

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Indian Railway Finance Corporatio­n (IRFC), the dedicated market borrowing arm of the Indian Railways posted profit growth of 15.65% at Rs 2,934 crore for the nine months ended December 31, 2020 over the correspond­ing period a year ago. The total revenue from operations grew 10.76% on YoY basis for the same period to Rs.11,315.51 crore. The Board of Directors declared an interim dividend of Rs 1,380 crore translatin­g to Rs.1.05 per share for the fiscal 2020-21.

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