Thane: Manpada police registered a case against an autorickshaw driver who allegedly pushed a 62-year-old woman onto the road after demanding higher fare in Dombivli
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A 62-year-old woman fractured her hand after an autorickshaw driver allegedly pushed her onto the road during a fare dispute in Maharashtra's Thane district.
As reported by news agency PTI, the incident took place on Tuesday, when victim Riza Joseph and her relatives were returning from Kasturi Plaza in the Dombivali area to their place at Davadi, an official said.
While the auto driver initially quoted Rs 120, upon reaching the destination, he started demanding Rs 160. Despite the complainant paying the inflated amount, the driver allegedly began verbally abusing the passengers, claiming they had misled him about the exact distance.
When the incident started to ignite, the son of Joseph's tenant tried to calm the driver, but the accused started beating him.
However, when Joseph attempted to intervene, the auto driver allegedly pushed the elderly woman with such force that she fell onto the pavement, resulting in a fracture to her left hand, the official said.
Following the victim’s statement from hospital, the Manpada police have registered a case against the auto driver, reported PTI.
Thane court acquits two men in 2002 train robbery case
In a different scenario, a court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted two men in a 2002 train robbery case. The court, while passing the orders, noted that the prosecution had failed to examine even a single material witness over the past two decades.
In a judgement delivered on February 9, Additional Sessions Judge P R Ashturkar held that there was "absolutely nothing on record" to indicate the involvement of the accused, Shaikh Babu, alias Chhota Babu Shaikh Pyare, and Shaikh Ayub Shaikh Yusuf, reported PTI.
As per the prosecution, the accused persons allegedly robbed a woman passenger on board the Chalukya Express on July 24, 2002, near Kalyan.
Following the accusations, the court recorded that despite repeated attempts, no prosecution witness could be traced.
The court stated, "There is absolutely nothing on record which would even remotely indicate the involvement and active participation of the accused in the said matter," as per PTI.
Only one witness, a police constable tasked with serving summons, was examined, who deposed that the witnesses were untraceable. The district court acquitted both accused, saying keeping the matter lingering would be a futile exercise without any outcome.
(With inputs from PTI)
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