PG medical student suicide: Preethi was murdered, allege kin

Pooja alleged that her sister Dr Preethi was forcibly injected with harmful medicine and suspected the involvement of at least three to four persons in hatching the plot to kill her.

JANGAON : The family of the first-year post-graduate student Dr Dharawath Preethi on Monday alleged that she was in fact murdered in cold blood. Her family members, father Narender, sister Pooja, and brother Vamshi said that she had been murdered by her seniors in MGM Hospital, in Warangal. They said that she was mentally tortured by isolating her from the rest of her colleagues during duty hours.

Pooja alleged that her sister Dr Preethi was forcibly injected with harmful medicine and suspected the involvement of at least three to four persons in hatching the plot to kill her. She ruled out the suicide theory as, she said her sister, as a junior, had no access to harmful medicines.

She said it was a cold-blooded and premeditated murder by her seniors. She said Dr Saif, the main accused in the case, had been harassing her since December 6, 2022. Preethi’s father Narender alleged that his daughter was not so weak to end her life.

She even worked under trying circumstances like when Covid-19 was spreading fast. She worked in a private hospital in Hyderabad and ESI Hospital, without any fear in those days of pandemic, he said.

He demanded the suspension of the Anesthesia Head of the Department(HOD) Dr K Nagarjuna Reddy and Principal Dr Divvela Mohandas. Preethi’s mother Shardha with teary eyes said that her daughter died because she was an ST student and had been discriminated against by upper caste students. She said that even the senior doctors from the Kakatiya Medical College(KMC) did not come to her funeral. She demanded justice which she said was possible through an inquiry by a sitting judge.

Students hold candlelight vigil in Nalgonda

Nalgonda: Students of Nalgonda government medical college boycotted classes on Monday and protested against the government for the death of Preethi, a first-year PG student who died last night after battling for life for five days. ABVP Nalgonda district convener Laxman demanded that the government punish those responsible for medical student’s death. He said that girls are not protected in the state and young women are being victimized in the name of ragging and ‘love jihad’. They demanded that government shares the efforts it has taken to ensure safety of women in the State.

Made-in-India planes not a distant dream: PM Modi

The PM added that the new airport is going to open doors of development for Shivamogga, the land of nature, culture and agriculture.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa.

SHIVAMOGGA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the day is not far when Indian citizens will fly in only Made-in-India passenger aircraft. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the newly-built Shivamogga Airport at Sogane near here, Modi said the demand for more aircraft is increasing by the day and even though the country is importing aeroplanes now, it will soon become self-reliant in manufacturing its own fleet.

The PM spoke in Kannada for a while and raised the slogan, Sirigannadam Gelge, Sirigannadam Balge (Kannada shall triumph and Kannada shall flourish). He also recited the state anthem Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate, Jayahe Karnataka Maate, penned by Rashtrakavi Kuvempu, who hails from Shivamogga district and after whom the state government has proposed to name the new airport.

The PM added that the new airport is going to open doors of development for Shivamogga, the land of nature, culture and agriculture.

Training his guns on the opposition Congress, the PM alleged that the Congress never took any initiative to provide air connectivity to smaller cities. “But, we decided to change this policy. In 2014, there were 74 airports in the country. In just nine years, the BJP government has built 74 more airports,” the PM said.

Those who wear chappals too should fly: PM Modi

“Smaller cities have modern airports. We decided that even those who wear hawai chappals (slippers) should travel by air. Hence, we launched the UDAN scheme to ensure affordable air travel for poor people,” the PM said.

He added that before 2014, Air India was in the news for all the wrong reasons. “Under Congress rule, Air India was known for scams and its loss-making business model. Now, it is recognised as the potential of new India where it is soaring to new heights of success,” he said.

Modi also laid foundation stones for multiple development projects being built at a cost of Rs 3,600 crore in Shivamogga on Monday.

“Shivamogga airport is inaugurated at a time when the demand for air travel is at an all-time high in India. You might have noticed that Air India completed a deal to purchase the largest passenger aircraft in the world,” he said. He added that the expanding aviation market in the country will generate many jobs for the youth.

Key Accused In Witness' Killing In UP MLA Murder Case Shot Dead In Encounter

The accused, Arbaz, was shot in the chest during the police encounter in Nehru Park at Dhoomangunj, say sources.

Prayagraj Police at the encounter site at Nehru park in Dhoomangunj

One of the key accused in the killing of a witness in the 2005 murder case of an MLA in Uttar Pradesh, was shot and killed by the state police in an encounter near Prayagraj.

The accused, Arbaz, was shot in the chest during the police encounter in Nehru Park at Dhoomangunj, say sources.

A constable was injured in the encounter while an inspector, Rajesh Maurya, was shot in the hand.

Arbaz was taken to a hospital where he was declared brought dead.

On Friday, Umesh Pal, a key witness in the murder case of Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Raju Pal in 2005, was shot dead while he was getting out of the backseat of a Hyundai Creta SUV in Prayagraj.

Umesh Pal was taken to a local hospital, where he died during treatment, the police said.

"The incident happened right outside Umesh Pal's home. So far it has been confirmed that two bombs were thrown and he was fired at by a small firearm," Prayagraj police chief Ramit Sharma told reporters.