FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. XLI No. 85 | INDORE | MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 2, 2024 | Pages 12 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 FREE www.freepressjournal.in Sports India’s backup pacers face crucial test in Duleep Trophy ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE UJJAIN WORLD PRESS PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper Edit PM should say ‘No thanks’ to Sharif invite P.8 Gaza begins polio inoculation Brand Sutra A Change In Strategy P.12 SECURITY BREACH AT MY HOSPITAL: Woman doctor has horrible experience in night shift Drunk man tries to break into duty room Jr docs thrash accused black & blue, hand him over to police Banged door for 3 min Our Staff Reporter INDORE A serious security breach has been reported at Maharaja Yeshwantrao (MY) Hospital, where a drunk attendant allegedly attempted to break into women doctors' duty room located on the fifth floor. The incident took place on Saturday night when a female doctor was taking rest inside. According to the junior doctors, there was only one security guard on duty, and he was least concerned about ensuring safety on the floor. ‘The guard was sleeping and he didn’t respond to the alarm raised by the doctor. Later, the frightened doctor called her colleagues while other attendants also gathered to rescue the doctor after which she was able to safely exit the room,’ the junior doctors alleged. The junior doctors caught Sleeping guard "I was frightened as the drunk attandant banged the door continuously for three minutes. He was shouting at me. I came out of the room only after the male nurse reached there. He was sent away by my collegues who reached the spot on my call," the victim said. Superintendent denies incident; Dean constitutes probe committee Hospital superintendent Dr Ashok Yadav said, "The attendant had gone to call the doctor as his patient is admitted at the hospital. A male nurse was also with the attendant when he knocked the door. However, she was frightened by the incident when the attendant knocked the door." Meanwhile, Dean Dr Sanjay Dixit said, "We have constituted a committe led by Dr Dharmendra Jhawar which will submit report in 24 hours.” the accused and thrashed him black and blue before presenting him to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) on duty. However, no official police complaint was filed by the doctors till evening. The doctors’ alleged that the college administration has as- AMID RG KAR ROW, 4 MOLESTATION CASES IN WB sured them to install CCTV cameras but nothing has been done so far. The JDA has demanded enhanced security measures to prevent such incidents in the future. The lack of adequate security continues to be a concern for the staff at MY Hospital. Aritra Singha Amid row over RG Kar rape and murder incident, incidents of molestation were reported from 4 places in West Bengal on Sunday. The first incident was reported from the Illambazar area in Birbhum district where a patient allegedly tried to molest a nurse. Talking to the media, the nurse said, “The patient who was admitted yesterday with viral fever was abusing me and Mamata has become ‘Nirmam’: Chouhan Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL despite that when I tried to serve him he directly touched my body. I have complained to the police and I have heard that police have arrested him.” The nurses and other staff of the hospital ceased work till the safety of nurses were ensured. Madhyamgram area in North 24 parganas turned into a warzone after a seven year old girl was allegedly molested by a neighbour who later remained absconding. Huge contingent of police and RAF were deployed in the Tyagi resigns as JD(U) spokesperson Chhatarpur newborn dies after birth in hospital toilet PTI CHHATARPUR Janata Dal (United) spokesperson K C Tyagi, whose stand on various issues often ran contradictory to that of his party's ally BJP, has resigned. The JD(U) said in a statement on Sunday that its president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has appointed Rajiv Ranjan Prasad as its national spokesperson. It attributed Tyagi's resignation to "personal reasons". In his letter to Kumar, the former MP and socialist leader said he has been unable to do justice as a spokesperson due to his involvement in other works. He said he had made the request earlier as well. A heart-wrenching incident unfolded at Eshanagar Community Health Centre in Chhatarpur on Saturday late night when a pregnant woman gave birth to a baby in the hospital's toilet, resulting in newborn's death. The family of the woman has accused the duty nurse of demanding a bribe for assisting in the delivery and when they were unable to pay, the nurse allegedly refused to help and instructed them to go to district hospital. The incident occurred late Saturday night when Balkishan Adivasi from Salaiya village brought his 24-year-old pregnant wife, Prembai Adivasi, to the health centre for delivery. According to Balkishan, the nurse Preeti Prajapati demanded Rs 2,000 for conducting the delivery. When they couldn’t pay, the nurse refused to assist and told inspector Rambabu Yadav, and a head constable and a constable over the custodial death, ASP said. He claimed that prima facie it appears that Sunny died by suicide. Meanwhile, heavy police force has been deployed around the police station after Sunny's family and acquaintances started a protest alleging foul play over his death. FP News Service NEW DELHI Three police personnel have been suspended after a murder accused was found hanging in the lock-up of a police station in Morena district on Sunday morning, police said. Three police personnel were suspended. Additional superintendent of Police Arvind Thakur said that the body of Balkrishna Jatav, alias Sunny, was found hanging from a cloth tied to a window inside the lock-up of the Civil Lines police station around 5.30 am. He said that Sunny, originally from Gwalior, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly killing his brotherin-law whose body was found near a channel in the district last December. However, Sunny's family have contested the time of his arrest claiming that he had been taken into custody four days ago. After visiting the spot, Superintendent of Police Sameer Saurabh suspended the police station in-charge and ‘Suspend SP’ Congress leaders came on attack after the news spread about the custodial death. PCC president Jitu Patwari said that in the state Dalits and tribal are on the target of the state government and also of police. The atrocities agasint them are increasing day by day in the state. Earlier, atrocities was seen in Katni and now in Morena, he demanded suspension of Morena SP. He also warned that if the justice is not given to the family, he will going to sit on dharna, until death in Morena. area to calm the protestors. In Howrah hospital, a patient was allegedly molested by a lab worker who was later arrested by police. In Nadia another minor was molested by her alleged cousin. It has been heard that the accused lured the victim with food and then raped her. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for ‘failing’ to give women security. Taking to X, BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul said, “In a shocking incident at Howrah Hospital, staff members were caught red-handed attempting to commit a heinous act with a minor girl patient in the CT scan room. This appalling incident reflects the dire state of women's safety in hospitals across West Bengal. When even hospitals aren't safe, where can our daughters, mothers, and sisters find security? Mamata Banerjee's government has failed to protect women at every level. It's time for a change.” Social activists and students shout slogans during a protest march to condemn the rape and murder of a doctor, in Kolkata on Sunday KOLKATA Custodial death in Morena; SP suspends 3 Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL fp Briefs IMPHAL Manipur firing kills woman A woman was killed and four others were injured when suspected militants launched a gun-and-bomb attack in Manipur's Imphal West district on Sunday, police said. According to police, the militants fired indiscriminately from hilltop positions towards the lowlying valley areas of Koutruk and neighbouring Kadangband killing the woman and injuring four others, including her eight-year-old daughter and a police officer. The sudden assault on the unsuspecting village caused widespread panic, forcing many residents, including women, children, and the elderly, to flee to safer areas, police added. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan hit out at West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in wake of sensational rape cum murder incident of trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital. He stated that efforts are being made to hush up the bone chilling incident which is height of atrocity. He said this during his Vidisha tour on Sunday. During his tour to Vidisha, he inaugurated the statue of former Union minister Sushma Swaraj (who once represented Vidisha in Lok Sabha) and participated in Lakhpati Didi programme. He also held a massive roadshow in Ganjbasoda and Vidisha. He went on a train from Bhopal till Ganjbasoda. While going to Vidisha, he stopped briefly to inspect the soyabean crop in a Former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurates bust of former Union minister Sushma Swaraj field and spoke to farmers. At a public meeting, he said the entire country is horrified by the Bengal incident and even the President and Supreme Court have spoken against it. But Mamata has become “Nirmam” (uncaring). FIR was not lodged for hours. Later, a crowd barged inside the hospital to destroy the evidences. 4Continued on | P6 On DAP and urea Chouhan said that there will be no dearth of urea and DAP. If the price of DAP increases above Rs 1350 then PM has decided to give Rs 625 crores for DAP. “ But the rate of DAP will not increase” he claimed. Centre gives Rs 2100 subsidy on urea and this arrangement will be made more practical. 4Continued on | P6 Hindu teachers being hounded in B’desh FP Desk DHAKA The Hindu minority continues to face the wrath of the votaries of change in Bangladesh. The latest to feel the heat are teachers and academicians who are being forced to resign from their government posts. In the weeks following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina as Prime Minister of Bangladesh, at least 49 teachers from minority communities were forced to resign, according to local media reports. However, some of them have been reinstated since then. One of the most high-profile Bangladesh saw several incidents of violence against members of Hindu, Buddhist and Christian communities following the fall of the Hasina-led Awami League government last month cases was that of Shukla Rani Halder, the principal of Bakerganj Government College in Barishal. According to Bangladeshi daily Prothom Alo, on August 29, a mob of students and outsiders stormed her office, demanding her resignation. After hours of intimidation, a distressed Halder had no choice but to comply, writing down "I resign" on a blank piece of paper. Visuals on social media show teachers and academic administrators being coerced into signing resignation letters while surrounded by jeering and chanting students. Shanjay Kumar Mukharjee, an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Gov- ernance Studies at Kabi Nazrul University, reached out to India Today, saying, "I was forced to resign from the post of Proctor and Head of the department. We are very vulnerable at this time." According to an India Today report from Ground Zero, on August 18, around 50 students of Azimpur Government Girls' School and College cornered principal Geetanjali Barua and sought her resignation, along with those of assistant head teacher Gautam Chandra Paul and physical education teacher Shahnaza Akhter. 4Continued on | P6 9 dead in Andhra rains PTI HYDERABAD Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu reviewed the weather situation with senior officials on Sunday and asked them to incorporate technologies such as drones to assess the deluge and accordingly plan the relief works. He said 13,227 people were evacuated from 294 villages in five districts, reported news agency PTI. "Until now nine people died due to the heavy rains. Police, NDRF and SDRF teams rescued 600 people from the marooned places. offgrid 2 new spider species discovered in Western Ghats: ZSI Mimetus Spinatus (L) Mimetus Parvulus (R) Agencies KOLKATA The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata, has announced the discovery of two species of spiders from the southern part of the Western Ghats, a biodiversity hotspot. The new species—mimetus spinatus and mimetus parvulus—were collected from the Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka and Kerala’s Ernakulam district, respectively. The discoveries brought the number of mimetus species in India to three, all of which have been spotted in the southern part of the country. Dr Dhriti Banerjee, Director, ZSI, said, “The Western Ghats play a crucial role in the climatic conditions of the country and continue to surprise scientists with their high levels of endemism. New species were collected from Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka and Kerala’s Ernakulam district These new discoveries highlight the need for continued exploration and conservation efforts in this region, which is one of the world’s hottest biodiversity hotspots.” The previous discovery of a mimetus species in India (mimetus indicus) was made 118 years ago. This long gap emphasises the need for more extensive surveys and research into the taxonomy and biogeography of pirate spiders in India, the ZSI said in a statement. The discoveries were made by a team led by the ZSI’s Dr Souvik Sen. Dr Sudhin P P, also from the ZSI, and Dr Pradeep M Sankaran of Sacred Heart College at Thevara in Kerala, were also part of the research team. The discovery has been published in the ZOOTAXA journal. Both species belong to the spider family mimetidae, commonly known as pirate or cannibal spiders owing to their unique predatory behaviour. 4Continued on | P6 Kin of woman sitting outside the community health centre in Chhatarpur's Ishanagar, who are lamenting the loss of the newborn baby them to take Prembai to district hospital. While waiting, Prembai informed her sister-in-law Pyari Adivasi that she needed to use the bathroom. Pyari told her that the hospital toilet was dark. As Prembai entered, she suddenly began screaming. When Pyari rushed, she found that Prembai had given birth but the newborn had fallen into the toilet bowl, injuring its head. Despite family's pleas, the nurse refused to come, and after about 10 minutes of begging the nurse and hospital sweeper for help, the newborn died in the bathroom. On Sunday morning, Balkishan along with his wife and family members, lodged a complaint against the nurse and other hospital staff at Eshanagar police station. The joint director of health services, Sagar, has suspended the nurse with immediate effect. District collector Parth Jaiswal sent a team including CMHO RP Gupta, SDM Akhil Rathore, tehsildar and patwari to the health centre. 4Continued on | P6 Officials brief RSS bosses in ‘secret’ meeting Simhastha Mahaparv-2028 preparations Nirukt Bhargava UJJAIN CM’s unscheduled visit The meeting, which was kept secret, was convened here on Sunday evening. Its importance could be gauged from the fact that Chief Minister Mohan Yadav rushed to Ujjain to take part in the meeting even though his visit was not scheduled. It seems that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has taken the reins of preparations for the mega international religious eventSimhastha Mahaparv-2028in its hand. Amid speculations regarding delay in launch of the infrastructural works, the RSS bosses of experienced persons and soMalwa region summoned cial workers have not been senior officials to know their consulted. detailed plans. However, the government Generally, the preparations initiated certain steps at the for SimhasBhopal level. It tha Mahaincludes the FP EXCLUSIVE parv, which is formation of a held every 12 years in Ujjain cabinet sub-committee under after Haridwar, Prayagraj and the chairmanship of CM to Nashik, starts some four to five look into the affairs of Simhasyears before the event. This tha Mahaparv, provision of Rs was the practice during the 500 crore in the financial year past two Simhasthas - 2004 2024-25 for 16 departments to and 2016. But, the situation carry out the top priority seems different this time. The works, setting up a coordinastate government has neither tion committee comprising constituted Simhastha Fair senior officials and three Authority nor posted Simhasteams of officials were also tha fair officer. Central Simsent to take the stock of the hastha Fair Organising preparations of Prayagraj MaCommittee is also not constihakumb-2025. tuted. Moreover, people’s rep4Continued on | P6 resentatives, stakeholders,