Army chopper makes an emergency landing at building in Bangalore
An army chopper of Bangalore makes an emergency landing lands on a building. Due to some technical glitch, the chopper had to be landed there, passengers in the chopper did not get injured badly.
Landing on Maitri apartments led to commotion among the crowd and both the trainee pilots are safe so far.
The bigger challenge remains dsmantling the chopper to remove it from the terrace of the apartment.
Firstly the reason behind the emergency landing would be investigate upon as reported that man reason behind the bizarre landing was lack of fuel.
Desperate for son, father batters 3-month-old daughter
The Bangalore Police arrested a man on Sunday on charge of battering his three-month-old daughter as he wanted a son and was allegedly unhappy with the delivery of the baby girl instead. Sustaining serious head injuries, the infant has since been battling for life in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a city hospital.
The police said the accused, Umar Farooq, had attacked the baby girl, Afreen, twice in the past. The incident of the baby's suspected torture by her father came to light when her mother Reshma Bano took the infant to government-run Vani Vilas Hospital for treatment.
In her complaint to the police, Reshma said her husband was unhappy that she had delivered a girl as he only wanted a boy. In the alleged third assault on the baby, the man allegedly took things a little too far hitting her with a blunt object on Thursday.
"He was upset because we had a daughter. He told me to leave the girl at the hospital saying he wants a boy not a girl," the baby's mother said, adding, "Maybe because the baby was crying, my husband stuffed a cloth in her mouth and put a blanket on her. I was sleeping and was unaware of anything till 4 am. My husband told me he did nothing and I believed him. Then he fed her something with a biscuit after which the baby vomited blood. The baby's reports say there are a lot of head injuries and her chances of survival are very grim."
A paediatrician treating the girl at Vani Vilas Hospital, Dr R. Premalatha, said, "Because of the physical assault there is head injury and bleeding and swelling in the brain. Bleeding and swelling of the brain is causing convulsions and breathing problems. The baby is on ventilator."
Admitting that the girl's survival was difficult, Dr Premalatha said, "It is very difficult to say. The child is in a very critical state. We cannot guarantee the child is going to survive."
Even as the baby's father was arrested by the Bangalore Police on Sunday evening, the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child's Rights said it would pursue the case seriously.
The incident reminded of two-year-old baby Falak, who after being separated from her mother, was battered and consequently admitted to Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), where the girl died after weeks of her struggle and multiple surgeries.
British Teacher arrested In seeking sexual favours from a pupil
A British national working as the headmaster of a reputed international school in Bangalore was arrested on Saturday for allegedly seeking sexual favours from a pupil. He was later granted bail.
Paul Francis Meeken (38) from London was employed with the Trio World School since 2010 as the headmaster. The school management has suspended Mekeen following the allegation.
According to the police, who have registered a case against Meeken, the headmaster would unnecessarily summon the 12- year-old boy to his chamber and ask him 'inappropriate and objectionable' questions. 'The boy also alleged that Meeken sought sexual favours while chatting with him on a social networking platform. This is a serious charge,' a police officer said.
On January 20, the boy complained to his mother about Meeken's alleged lewd behaviour. She approached the school management apart from lodging a police complaint against him.
Shameful
The police have filed charges against Meeken under the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2000, and Information Technology Act, 2000. On Saturday, he was remanded in judicial custody but subsequently freed on bail.
The police pointed out that the alleged victim was staying with his mother in Bangalore after spending several years abroad. 'His father is still working in the US. The boy was shocked by the headmaster's alleged behaviour. He finally complained to his mother,' the officer said.
In a statement, the Trio World School said Meeken had been suspended from his responsibilities and the management was cooperating with the police in the investigation. 'We are deeply shocked and saddened. On January 20, a parent approached the school administration with a complaint that the headmaster, Paul Meeken, was allegedly having an inappropriate chatting session with the pupil. Immediately, the management suspended him,' the statement said.
According to the school's website, Meeken was the leadership coordinator of middle and high schools in the ministry of education, UK, before joining the school as the headmaster.
He graduated from Cambridge University and was a lawyer. He subsequently made a career shift to education.
