---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ajay Arora <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 09:16:48 +0530 Subject: [jnuvision] Blind, pregnant woman thrown into well To: [email protected]
KOLAR, July 10, 2013 Blind, pregnant woman thrown into well Staff Correspondent Rescued by public after 15-hour ordeal A blind woman, who was pushed into a well, in what appears to be a premeditated murderous attempt, survived after shepherds heard her cries for help and rescued her after more than 15 hours, in Bagepalli village of Chickballapur district. The police have now launched a manhunt to nab the assailant, Adappa (47) of a nearby village. The woman, who is pregnant, has been shifted to a government hospital in Chickballapur and her condition is stated to be progressing, though she was complaining of stomach ache. The police said the assailant Adappa lured the woman into a relationship with a promise to marry her some seven months ago. After she became pregnant, there was some pressure on him to marry her. On Saturday night, the police said, he asked her to accompany him promising to marry. He took her to the outskirts where she pushed her into an unused agricultural well. Believing that she died, he fled from the scene. However, the gritty woman began shouting for help but none could hear her. Only on Sunday morning, some 15 hours later, some shepherds who were passing by heard her cries and rushed to her help. Though the woman was rescued on Sunday afternoon, the matter was reported to the police only on Tuesday morning. It was said that the family members of Aadappa approached the woman’s father seeking a ‘settlement’ of the issue, but the woman’s family declined the overtures. Meanwhile, the Chickballapur District Association for People with Disabilities demanded that the police nab the culprit and prosecute him. “There is no question of a compromise. The accused person must be brought to book”, the association president Raghunatha Reddy said. The association, he said, would lend assistance to the family in the legal battle that lies ahead. The Bagepally police have registered a case and investigation is on. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/blind-pregnant-woman-thrown-into-well/article4900165.ece -- Ajay Arora PHD Research Scholar centre for the study of law and governance JNU, new delhi India Mail to: [email protected] skype ID: speakajay ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jnuvision/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jnuvision/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- Avinash Shahi MPhil Research Scholar Centre for the Study of Law and Governance Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi India Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
