Friday, March 29, 2019

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HC sets aside death penalty of child killer  29.03.2019

Madurai bench of Madras high court has set aside the death sentence awarded by a trial court to a man, who murdered his neighbour’s four-year-old child in front of his mother and grandmother, claiming that the woman was responsible for his wife leaving him. A division bench of Justices R Subbiah and B Pugalendhi, however, ruled the accused be imprisoned for the rest of his biological life.

Asst prof arrested for abducting girl: A 28-yearold man was arrested in Dharmapuri on Wednesday for allegedly abducting a Class XII girl. Police identified the accused as Gopalakrishnan, a resident of S Kottavur. “Gopalakrishnan, an assistant professor in a college, abducted the girl with an intention to marry her,” a police officer said. Police said the girl, from the same village, did not return after writing her exams on March 20.

School van runs over 2-yr-old boy: A two-year-old boy was killed after a school van ran over him near Madathukulam in Tirupur district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Dharsan of Maivadi. “Dharsan had crawled and reached in front of the vehicle. When the driver moved the bus, the toddler came under the wheels,” a police officer said.



TRAPPED: A one-year-old female leopard cub, which entered a drinking water pumping station near Hogenakkal in Dharmapuri district, was caught on Wednesday. The cub will be released into the forest

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