Son stuck in lift, father dies of heart attack
Bhopal: A 51-year-old man died of a heart attack in Bhopal after his eight-year-old son got stuck in the elevator due to a brief power outage on Monday night. The child came out safely in a couple of minutes when the generator came on, but the shock killed the father.
The deceased, Rishiraj Bhatnagar, collapsed seconds after instructing the security guard to switch on the generator. Police feel he had a severe panic attack, as his child was trapped. Investigation officer ASI Amod Sharma said Rishiraj lived with his schoolteacher wife and two sons in a third-floor apartment in Nirupam Royal Palm Colony of Jatkhedi locality.
He worked as an insurance and property broker. His elder son, Harshit, 16, recently cleared his Class 12 exams, and his younger son, Devansh, is in class 3.
After dinner, Rishiraj went downstairs for a walk around 10.30pm. Finding Devansh still playing outside, he asked him to go home, said the ASI. The boy took the elevator. Moments later, the power went out. Alarmed, Rishiraj ran to the guard room and asked the securityman to switch on the generator as it was a manual one. He also asked for the keys to open the lift, say residents.
After walking 25-30 steps towards the lift, Rishiraj collapsed. Electricity returned within three minutes, and Devansh was safely able to exit the lift, ASI Sharma said. However, his father lay unconscious. Harshit and some neighbours rushed him to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
When Rishiraj's body was brought back to the colony on Tuesday afternoon, there was an outpouring of grief. Residents remembered him as a kind and active member of the colony's management committee, always ready to help others.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
Son stuck in lift, father dies of heart attack
Bhopal: A 51-year-old man died of a heart attack in Bhopal after his eight-year-old son got stuck in the elevator due to a brief power outage on Monday night. The child came out safely in a couple of minutes when the generator came on, but the shock killed the father. The deceased, Rishiraj Bhatnagar, collapsed seconds after instructing the security guard to switch on the generator. Police feel he had a severe panic attack, as his child was trapped. Investigation officer ASI Amod Sharma said Rishiraj lived with his schoolteacher wife and two sons in a third-floor apartment in Nirupam Royal Palm Colony of Jatkhedi locality. He worked as an insurance and property broker. His elder son, Harshit, 16, recently cleared his Class 12 exams, and his younger son, Devansh, is in class 3. After dinner, Rishiraj went downstairs for a walk around 10.30pm. Finding Devansh still playing outside, he asked him to go home, said the ASI. The boy took the elevator. Moments later, the power went out. Alarmed, Rishiraj ran to the guard room and asked the securityman to switch on the generator as it was a manual one. He also asked for the keys to open the lift, say residents. After walking 25-30 steps towards the lift, Rishiraj collapsed. Electricity returned within three minutes, and Devansh was safely able to exit the lift, ASI Sharma said. However, his father lay unconscious. Harshit and some neighbours rushed him to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. When Rishiraj's body was brought back to the colony on Tuesday afternoon, there was an outpouring of grief. Residents remembered him as a kind and active member of the colony's management committee, always ready to help others.
Hindustan Times
16-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Man held for duping money transfer agent in Delhi using 'unique' modus operandi
New Delhi, A 22-year-old youth was arrested for allegedly duping a money transfer agent in south Delhi of ₹70,000 using an elaborate scam involving a QR code, unsuspecting bike taxi operators and a phone transaction, an official said on Friday. The accused, identified as Suraj Sharma, contacted a money transfer shop owner in Chhatarpur and claimed that his younger brother would come with a QR code and he would collect an online transfer of ₹70,000. Sharma told the money transfer agent that once the amount was transferred, his "younger brother" would pay him the same amount in cash, police said. Sharma then hired a bike ride from a bike taxi aggregator platform and sent him to the shop with a QR code, pretending he was the brother, police said. The shop owner at the money transfer outlet, believing the ruse, transferred ₹70,000 in two instalments of ₹30,000 and ₹40,000 to the QR code. However, when he asked for the amount in cash, the rider revealed he was only told to bring the QR code, Deputy Commissioner of Police Ankit Chauhan said. Meanwhile, on the other hand, Sharma hired another bike rider and sent him to a mobile shop where he had earlier posed as a buyer and shown interest in buying an iPhone, the DCP said. Notably, the QR code that the money transfer agent transferred ₹70,000 was of this mobile shop. "After the money was transferred, Sharma arranged for the iPhone to be picked up through another delivery agent and sent him to a second-hand mobile selling outlet in Bindapur, where he exchanged the iPhone for ₹61,000 in cash," the officer said. Both the delivery agents were unaware they were being used in a fraud and had no role in the conspiracy, police clarified. The case came to light when the complainant discovered the deception and reported the incident. A case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered on May 12, and an investigation was launched. Police tracked the transaction trail and visited the second-hand mobile selling outlet where the mobile phone was recovered. The store owner informed them that the phone had been sold by Suraj for ₹61,000. "Based on technical analysis and human intelligence, a raid was conducted and the accused was arrested. He confessed to the crime and revealed that he spent the scammed money on online gaming," the officer said. Two mobile phones were recovered from his possession, one used in the crime and another purchased with the defrauded money. Sharma is a Class 12 pass-out and is currently unemployed. He was previously involved in another cheating case registered in 2022 at K.N. Katju Marg police station. Further investigation is underway, police added.
Hindustan Times
14-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Delhi: Man held for investment fraud of over ₹9 crore, duped 14 followers of spiritual leader
New Delhi, The Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police has arrested a 44-year-old man for allegedly duping 14 followers of a spiritual leader of over ₹9 crore by luring them into fake investment schemes with promises of high returns, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, Mohit Wadhwa alias Manu, was arrested from Subhash Nagar on May 9, they said. Wadhwa and his associates all devotees of a spiritual figure referred to as Guruji would regularly attend 'satsangs' at Bade Mandir in Chhatarpur, where they gained the trust of fellow devotees, police said. 'Leveraging the trust built within the religious community, they allegedly lured victims to invest in various schemes based in Dubai. The accused promised extraordinarily high returns and collected around ₹9 crore in multiple installments between September 2017 and September 2020,' Deputy Commissioner of Police Amit Verma said. The case was initiated based on a complaint by Gurpreet Kaur Rai. Subsequently, three more families came forward, taking the total number of people duped to 14, the officer said. He said the complainants alleged that despite repeated assurances, the accused neither returned the money nor provided any documentation regarding the supposed investments. During the investigation, the statements of victims were recorded and bank transactions were scrutinised, which partially corroborated the monetary trail between the accused and the complainants, he added. 'The evidence gathered so far confirms the allegations against Mohit Wadhwa and efforts are on to trace his associates,' the DCP said. Preliminary investigation suggests that Wadhwa used a portion of the funds to invest in cryptocurrency, while the rest was allegedly spent on funding a lavish lifestyle, he said. A case has been registered under Indian Penal Code sections 406 , 420 , and 120-B at the EOW police station, DCP Verma said. Police said the accused is a Class 12 pass-out and married. He had earlier organised satsangs at his residence, which drew large crowds of Guruji's devotees. 'He exploited their faith and trust for personal gain,' the officer said, adding that Wadhwa has also been previously arrested in a similar cheating case involving investors.
