The Weekly
Observer Volume 14 | Issue 3
Thursday, September 4, 2014
‘Heart attack’ victim was beaten to death, claims wife Saheli Sen Gupta Pulaha Roy Aadhira Anandh
in the mortuary and there
India (SDPI) are now acting
were no police officers
on behalf of the family for
present.”
this case.
was from the hospital. Rohini Katoch Sepat, DCP of South East Banga-
The widow of a scrap
When she arrived at the
Mubarak Pasha was ar-
lore said, "The case is still
dealer who died in police
hospital with her brother,
rested on August 19 for
with the judicial magistrate,
custody
there
Chand Pasha, both claimed
allgedly stealing a gold
we are awaiting results to
were wounds on her hus-
claims
that they saw extensive
chain. But according to
form a conclusion."
band’s
bruising on his neck, groin,
Reshma, “The gold chain
arms and legs.
was ours and we also had its
body,
despite
Bangalore Police claiming that he died after a
receipt but the Koraman-
cardiac arrest. Reshma
Pasha
was
Widow and the children the officers were physically
“We used to pay Rs. 3,000 as house rent. But now that my husband is
gala Police Station took
torturing him and begged
dead we have to move to
both from us.”
me
to get a lawyer for
my sister’s place.” Reshma
called by Victoria Hospital
Reshma also said that
on August 31 at 7.30 a.m.
she was unable to talk to
On the day of the hear-
tor under Gopinath Reddy,
and was told that her hus-
her husband while deliver-
ing, the judge declared that
a contractor under BBMP.
him.”
works as a garbage-collec-
band, Mubarak Pasha, had
ing food to him in custody.
Mubarak would be granted
She hasn’t received her
been admitted there after a
They could only communi-
bail for Rs. 4,000. Reshma
salary for the last four
cate through gestures ex-
said, “Me and my brothers
months.
cept for one occasion.
collected the money and
She used to support her
went to free him on August
family when her husband
suspected heart attack in custody of Kormanagala Police Station.
Mubarak Pasha When Reshma asked for the post-mortem report,
“The court hearing was
Reshma said, “The hos-
she was told she would have
on August 26, but the day
pital said my husband is in
to wait for 21 days. Two
before the hearing I finally
serious condition. When we
lawyers appointed by the
got a chance to talk to him.
granted bail and the next
care of the upbringing of
got there, we saw his body
Social Democratic Party of
My husband confessed that
news the family got of him
her three children.
30.” However, Pasha was not
was unemployed and will now single-handedly take
Helpline for elderly abuse sees spike in calls Aadhira Anandh
ents and if they don’t give it
lice and Nightingales Med-
and eloped with the money
Calls to an abuse helpline
to them, then they assault
ical Trust. There have been
and I was arrested.”
for the elderly have risen
them.” said Sandhya a
a total of 1603 calls re-
by
counselor at the helpline.
ported in August 2014.
50%
in
last
six
months.
Rani T. Kabbachira,
screams. She was brought here by her relative 10 days ago
chairman of Ashreya Seva
when he got to know about
The total number of
Nalini, (name changed)
Trust said, “There was a
it.” Mr. Abhishek Goyal, DCP Crime, said, “The eld-
“There is an increase in
calls registered last year was
was in jail because of a
particular incident in which
the number of cases we re-
8,851 while by June this
fraud committed by her
a mother, Ganga (name
erly people should make
ceived. The issues reported
year it has shot to around
own son.
change), was beaten up by
sure that they are financially
are usually on property and
13,000. The helpline was
“After my husband died,
her son, after he stuffed
independent at this age and
finance. The children want
started as a joint venture
my son started a fake chit
clothes in her mouth so that
look beyond their blind at-
the property from their par-
between Bangalore City Po-
fund company in my name
no one would hear her
tachments.”
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Primary school is night-time drinking den “I have often found
Natasha Singh
No toilet since six
dru to build a bore well.
condoms lying on the floor
years and no tap water
The work of laying down
A city school has had no
of the compound,” said
since February
pipelines was supposed to
proper toilet for six years
Kanvisappa.
and is being used as a
When
drinking den at night. Gambling racket after school hours The Nursery
The school gets limited the
school
amount of water every 15-
teacher, Yeshubai, com-
20 days from the Bangalore
begin in February but nothing has been done so far. “Whenever I try con-
plained to the local MLA,
Water Supply and Sewerage
tacting him, he says he is
Muniratna, about the in-
Board (BWSSB) which is
busy and cuts the call,” said Yeshubai.
truders entering from the
stored in a compound.
Yeshwanthpur
public toilet, he ordered the
Yeshubai said, “If the water
Moreover, the school
Corporation
demolishment of the toilet.
finishes before 15 days,
toilet has been dysfunc-
school watchman, Kanvisappa, said, “The parents of
The construction is yet
The broken school toilet
to begin.
school.
cer, Sri Manjunath Swamy,
the students are aware which is why out of 160 students who took admis-
BBMP Education OffiPutamma, the school
said that he was not aware
sion in the beginning, only
maid, said that she finds
of any such incidents re-
70 remain.”
empty bottles of alcohol
lated to the Yeshwantpura school.
The intruders smuggle
and food packets in the
alcohol and gamble in the
compound every morning.
school compound after the
“These men defecate in
school gates close, gaining entry from the public toilet which is adjacent to the
mess,” she said.
“If this is actually hap-
Effects of vandalism seen in the school grounds
pening, the police should
then we have to survive
the compound and leave it
take quick action to curb
without water.”
in a state of complete
the problem,” he said.
The MLA had employed a contractor named Chan-
tional for the past six years, compelling the children and the faculty to use the public toilet.
Female students living in filth in BU hostel Rarely sweepers come to
Divya Kishore Bangalore
clean washrooms.”
University’s
“We have hired contractors to do the renovation
According to the man-
work and it is under
ill-
ager of the hostel Mr. Put-
process,” said Dr. K. Ra-
equipped to admit stu-
taraju, renovation work is in
makrishnaiah, in charge of-
dents with shortage of
progress. In a month or
ficer, Director of Students
water, seepage and dogs
two, it will get complete.”
Welfare.
ladies
hostel
is
wandering. “Living in this hostel is impossible. We don’t even
Filth scattered outside the hostel washroom
have the basic facilities.
However, hostellers said
According to the Regis-
that there was no renova-
trar of Bangalore Univer-
tion.
sity, Prof. K.K Seethamma,
“I am planning to go
“We are planning to reno-
back to my hometown be-
vate the ladies hostel. But
There is no flush in bath-
“We are around 200 stu-
rooms and no dust-bins. I
dents and there are 50
table-chairs and cupboards
cause of this hostel,” an-
right now, don’t write any-
got admitted here 20 days
rooms including 10 dormi-
in dormitory. We have to
other student said.
thing bad about it otherwise
back, but rooms are not yet
tories,” she added.
allotted to us,” said Manisha, a Bio-tech student.
According to a M.A. student,
Vidya
(name
changed), “There are no
put newspapers on walls
Although, the authori-
from next time I’ll not per-
because paints are peeling-
ties are aware of the situa-
mit you here to cover any-
off. Geasers don’t work.
tion, they do not respond.
thing.”
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Employment helping uneducated transsexuals Kimaya Varude Punita Maheshwari
advertisement company,” she said.
Transsexuals claim that
Sahile
Courtesy Benches.
I re-
ceived more dedication Bakkar,
MD,
from transsexuals when it
working is a better option
Unique Solution Images, a
comes to punctuality and
for them than getting ed-
mainstream advertisement
honesty. They get Rs.5, 500
ucated, whereas activists
company, has launched a
per month for working 2 to
believe that mainstream
benchmark project, first
3 hours in the morning,”
employment opportuni-
time in India under which
Bakkar added.
ties can improve the status of transsexuals. Bangalore University in-
Transsexuals working on an advertisement bench Courtesy - USI
10 transsexuals were given
with Sarathya - Payana Proj-
in 2005, is now an activist
tain advertisement benches on the streets.
job opportunities to main-
troduced transgender reser-
ect Centre, a Community
with Samara. She was also
vation in 2010 but there
Based Organization for
the first transgender in Kar-
were no takers till this year.
transsexuals, said, “There
nataka to contest the mu-
of employment industry
Prof. K.K. Seethama,
are no such provisions at
nicipal election in 2010.
and social activists, trans-
Registrar of Bangalore Uni-
school-level in Bangalore.”
“Transsexuals do not
versity, said, “Develop-
However, there are ac-
opt for education and pre-
the conventional options
ments in post graduate
tivists working for main-
fer working directly as sex
such as begging and sex
“With combined efforts
gender community can quit
Femina Thaj and Karishma
Ravi, a transgender with USI
told,
“I
consider
courses were introduced
stream employment to help
workers or beggars. To
crimes to lead a normal
myself fortunate to get
with publicity measures, we
the transsexual build a posi-
build more opportunities
life,” he said.
such a job opportunity.
did our job, and it is now on
tion in the society.
for abused sex workers and
the community to accept the opportunity.” Rosy, 30, a transgender
“To build an equitable
With the money I earn as
Veena, 37, previously a
HIV positive transsexuals,
society, we decided to ac-
part time worker, I not only
transgender sex worker, de-
10 members from Samara
commodate
meet my expenses, but also
cided to be a social worker
have been recruited with an
under a project called the
transsexuals
feel satisfied.”
One dead, one critical after bike crash Apoorva Choubey
Moumita’s neurologist, said,
4.5 lakhs for her head sur-
“She was brought at 5am in
gery. PES has donated 2.5
A Bangalore Traffic po-
is 11 lakhs.”
A business management
an unconscious state. She
lakhs for her treatment and
lice spokesman said the in-
student died and his
has pelvic and spleen frac-
the college students raised
cident had taken place on
friend was left fighting
tures and is going to be op-
another Rs 50,000. We have
Airport Road at 3 am and
for her life after a high-
erated on this Friday.”
applied for a loan today as
that inquiries were on-
the the total cost estimated
going.
speed crash in Banga-
Kavita,
lore.
mother
of
Moumita, said, “We arrived
The two students, from
as soon as we could. The
PES College, were travel-
bike is believed to have
ling on Airport Road in the
been travelling at 130
city when their bike hit a traffic signal pole.
Hemant Aggrawal
km/h. Moumita has under-
serious head injury and sev-
gone two operations. She is
The rider, Hemant Ag-
eral fractures and was
on a ventilator but doctors
grawal, 21, died on the spot
rushed to Sagar Apollo
have said she might gain
while his friend, Moumita
Hospital, Thilak Nagar.
consciousness by Friday.
Mazumder, 21, suffered a
Dr.
Pratap
Pani,
“We have already paid
PES University, where accident victims studied
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Justice denied for three decades Nikhil M Babu
of city civil court, said, "I
marrying David. We are
A 70-year-old woman is
recovered the property and
tired of living separately in
fighting to get back her
gave keys to Devasitham as
our daughter’s and son’s
land from tenants for 30
per court order."
places. Now I want to live
years in spite of Supreme
"After the property was
Court ruling in her favor.
recovered, tenants broke
Devasitham, the com-
The house in dispute is now a shambles
peacefully with my husband
open the lock with the sup-
plainant, said that her hus-
son and also opposed re-
by Bangalore Development
port of local politicians and
band leased out half of
covery of the property
Authority in 1972 as I was
were staying there illegally,"
their house to a family
when court officials went to
poor and from a backward
said Ramanandan her adv-
friend Natesan in 1973, but
vacate them in 2013. But we
class. Later I built the
cate.
he tricked her into signing
later recovered it and sub-
house,” said Devasitham.
a sales deed along with the
mitted a charge sheet
In 2000, the city civil
to be anonymous said,
mortgage deed. In 1983 he
against them three months
court gave a verdict in her
“Natesan is dead, but his
A neighbor who wished
Devasitham, complainant
in our land until I die,” said
registered a case against her
ago,” said Sharan Basappa
favor. The High Court and
sons Murgesh and Vijaya
Devasitham. The court is
claiming that it’s his prop-
of High Grounds police
Supreme Court also ruled
Kumar will beat us up if we
yet to take an action against
erty.
station.
in Devasitham’s favor in
say anything against them.”
the tenants, who are now
“I am a Tamilian and
living there illegally as the
“The tenants threatned
“I was allotted 725 sq. ft.
to kill Devasitham and her
of land in Vasanth Nagar
2006 and 2007. Manjunath, the Ameena
moved into Bangalore after
case enters its 31st year.
Private schools compromise child safety Agnivesh Harshan
child safety was raised, DPS
Private schools compro-
The children were seen
principal, Ms Nagaraj stated
dispersing
mise child safety by tu-
“The children are super-
through the area under con-
toring students in a
vised at all times and their
struction. There was no
building under extensive
parents know about it.”
construction in Kumbalgodu.
after
class
playground or library. The
Geetha R, principal of
school lacks safety precau-
VPS, responded similarly,
tions such as fire extin-
Delhi Public School
"We have taken the neces-
guishers
(DPS) and Vivekananda
sary precautions; the chil-
mandatory under the disas-
building prematurely," said
Public School (VPS) have
dren are completely safe
ter management act of
Pradeep Kumar, Civil Engi-
Anil Kumar, BBMP ed-
violated child safety laws
and supervised.”
2005.
neer in charge of the con-
ucational officer said, “Ac-
struction of VPS..
tion will be taken if the
imposed by the ministry of education.
“They are not allowed
which
are
“Most of the construc-
School kids dispersing after class at VPS he added.
Construction
through the front entrance
tion is over; the school was
"The construction will
parents give a formal com-
happens when the children
where construction takes
functioning within VKIT
be over in another month
plaint to the Block Educa-
are in their class rooms. The
place and have a safe en-
for the past two years. We
but the lab, library and play-
tion
school compound has con-
trance at the back. We are
started new streams of en-
ground are still being
complaints are not re-
struction material unsafe
equipped with a library, play
gineering
planned and construction is
sponded to, Deputy Direc-
for primary school children. When the question of
courses
and
officer,
if
the
ground and other minimal
needed the space, so we
yet to commence. It will all
tor of public instructions is
requisites." she added.
moved into the new school
be completed in a month,"
to be approached.”
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