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Thane: 3 arrested for cutting off man's genitals

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Police arrested three people including a woman for allegedly cutting off a man's genitals here. The man had allegedly harassed the woman and made unwanted advances towards the woman. Police stated. "The man had allegedly made unwanted advances towards the woman. Thereafter she hatched the plot with two others. Case registered and probe underway." The woman called the victim to a secluded place where two of her companions beat him up, following which the woman cut off his private parts. The doctor has deemed the victim's condition critical. "We have put him on ventilator support. We are working hard to keep him alive. Private parts and the brain has been majorly injured," Dr Dyaneshwar asserted. Read More Business Standard

Assam bandh: Tyres burnt, trains delayed as citizenship bill faces protests

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Protestors Tuesday tried to put up blockades on railway tracks and disrupt train services across Assam as part of the 12-hour state-wide bandh called by 46 organisations against the Citizenship Bill . Police officials said here that the demonstrators, who were trying to prevent train movement by squatting on tracks, were being evicted. Demonstrators also burnt tyres on roads in various places of the state. Police escorts were being provided to public transport vehicles to ensure transport services functioned normally during the bandh. The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) and 44 organisations have called the 12-hour bandh to protest against the Centre's bid to pass the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in the Winter Session of Parliament. Political parties, including the Congress and the AIUDF, have extended their support to the bandh in the interest of Assam and its indigenous people. Read Complete Article...