Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday night arrested a cricket coach in Dehradun for sexually harassing three cricketers, including a minor, being trained by him. He was detained by the police soon after being discharged from Rishikesh’s AIIMS Hospital, where he was receiving treatment for an alleged suicide attempt.

Narendra Shah, a suspended office bearer of the Cricket Association, used to run his own cricket training academy named Little Masters Cricket Club. Three cricketers who were training under him accused him of sexually harassing them. Following the allegation, he consumed poison in an attempt to commit suicide.

Circle Officer Pankaj Gairola said he was earlier admitted to Doon Hospital, however, was later referred to AIIMS-Rishikesh after he complained of abdomen pain after the suicide attempt. The police nabbed Shah on Thursday night after he was discharged from the emergency ward of the hospital.

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After an alleged audio call of the accused speaking to the players vulgarly leaked on social media, the Uttarakhand Police have already filed charges against him under the relevant sections of the POCSO Act and SC-ST Act.

As soon as his lewd conversations went viral on social media, the 53-year-old coach made an attempt at suicide and was taken to the hospital for treatment. The three girls who filed a complaint against Shah, accusing him of sexual harassment, have provided 164 statements to the police.

Meanwhile, Usha Negi, former chairperson of Uttarakhand State Commission For Protection of Child Rights urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BCCI President Roger Binny, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to take strict action against Shah, who has also coached woman cricketer Sneh Rana.

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A horrific incident has come to light from Uttar Pradesh’s Agra on Saturday where a young man was hung to a tree and was assaulted by over half a dozen of people on suspicion of stealing a chair.

According to the reports, the accused tied the victim’s hands and legs to a tree and lit a fire under him before fleeing away. The victim identified as Mukesh Kumar then filed a police complaint in which he said kept screaming and later fainted due to the smoke. After the passers-by noticed him, they took him down the tree and rushed him to the hospital.

Mukesh, a resident of Dibayachi village in Agra’s Firozabad district, has said in his complaint that the village head Vishnu Dayal and six others barged into his house at 9.30 pm on Thursday, abused and assaulted him, and accused him of stealing a chair.

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When he protested, the accused dragged him out of his house and took him far from the village with the intention of being murdered. He further said that the accused then tied his neck, hands, and feet with a rope from a banyan tree and escaped after lighting a fire under him.

Following the complaint, the police registered a complaint against all seven people. Firozabad SP Kumar Ranvijay Singh said that the village pradhan has been sent to jail and soon the remaining accused will also be arrested.

A few days ago, a similar incident took place in Tamil Nadu where a 30-year-old man was beaten to death by some villagers after being tied to a tree for allegedly stealing electric wires. His family members alleged that he was beaten up and electrocuted.

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Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga’s The Elephant Whisperers’ made India proud on an international platform by winning the 94th Academy Awards in March this year. The documentary bagged the Oscars for Best Documentary Short Short Film.

After meeting Monga and Gonsalves, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will now meet the documentary couple Bomman and Bellie during his visit to Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu on April 9.

Reports said PM Modi is scheduled to visit Theppakadu elephant camp in MTR and will also interact with Bomman and Bellie.

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Heavy security has been deployed ahead of PM Modi’s visit to MTR and the authorities have directed all hotels, elephant safari, and tourist vehicles inside the area to shut down temporarily from April 7 to 9.

Reports said roads from MTR to Mysuru in Karnataka are also being renovated and a helipad is also being set up at Singara for PM Modi to land. Other areas like village pathways, electric poles in tribal areas, and swimming areas for elephants are being looked at.

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The Elephant Whisperers’ Bomman and Bellie recently took the responsibility of an elephant calf, however, it couldn’t survive. Reports said the 4-month-old calf succumbed to complications as it could not digest lactogen and was stressed after separation from its herd.

The calf was found on March 9 inside a well at Dharmapuri. The forest officials along with Bomman tried to return the calf to its herd but it was a failure following which Bomman and Bellie took the responsibility for it.

Bomman and Bellie rose to prominence after The Elephant Whisperers’ was shot at the MTR and the Theppakadu elephant camp. The film was based on the caretaker couple who raised two abandoned baby elephants and formed a special bond with them.

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