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Time of India
01-06-2025
- Time of India
Man gets 10 years for abetting wife's suicide over dowry
Bhopal/Jabalpur: A sessions court in Jabalpur has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment, and imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh for dowry harassment and abetment of his wife's suicide. Two of his cousins, named as co-accused, were also found guilty, and handed one-year jail terms along with fines of Rs 1,000 each. According to the prosecution, the victim, Titiksha Tiwari, was married to Nitin Shukla on Feb 6, 2013. Both are residents of Jabalpur but her husband had a job in Tamil Nadu and was posted at Kanchipuram. Her in-laws demanded Rs 8 lakh in cash and other goods in dowry but the girl's family expressed inability to meet their demand. Ultimately, both the parties agreed to marriage with the woman's family paying Rs 4 lakh in cash and giving other household goods worth Rs 2.5 lakh. Appearing for the family of the deceased woman, who committed suicide on Sept 18, 2023 at their house in Kanchipuram, advocate Narendra Jain said Titiksha had moved to Kanchipuram after marriage but she was being constantly subjected to torture by her husbsand Nitin Shukla, her mother in-law Kalpana Shukla and maternal cousins of her husband Anup Tiwari and Atul Tiwari. She had apprised her parents of the pain and anguish she was going through because of their ill-treatment. Fed up with the torture, Titiksha committed suicide by hanging at her house in Kanchipuram on September 18, 2013. A suicide note was also recovered from her person following her death. Family of the woman had lodged an FIR at Kotwali police station in Jabalpur. Following investigation, police accused her husband and her two cousins of dowry harassment and abetment of suicide in the charge-sheet presented in the court. The trial court of judge Abhishek Saxena based on evidence produced in the court and statements of witnesses held the accused guilty and sentenced the husband of the woman to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and his cousins to 1 year each.
Hindustan Times
16-05-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
BMC opens PPP-model dry waste sorting centre
MUMBAI: To increase the capacity of dry waste recycling, the BMC on Wednesday inaugurated a dry waste sorting and processing center in Mahakali Caves Marg, Andheri. The center is run on a private public partnership model and comes at no cost to the civic body. With a capacity of 10 metric tonnes per day, the centre will sort dry waste into its many varieties and recycle. In honour of the upcoming World Environment Day on June 5, Vishwas Mote, deputy municipal commissioner of zone 3 and Nitin Shukla, assistant commissioner of K East ward covering Andheri East, inaugurated the centre with representatives from Hindustan Unilever, Zintio and Dalmia Polypro Limited. 'The BMC is expanding the running of its dry waste segregation centres to private parties who want to do the work through CSR,' said Shukla and added, 'This centre will sort the dry waste received and start the recycling process so the waste can be reused, and not go in the landfills.'
Hindustan Times
22-04-2025
- Hindustan Times
BMC cracks down on illegal flats meant for parking space in Dongri
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)'s B Ward on Monday launched a demolition drive at Noble Tower, a 22-storey high-rise on Zakaria Masjid Street in Dongri, following the discovery of extensive unauthorised construction. Officials revealed that the builder had illegally converted six floors — originally reserved for parking and refuge areas — into 45 residential flats, flouting the sanctioned plan approved on January 18, 2010. The violations came to light in August 2024, after a tenant lodged a complaint about the misuse of designated parking space. Subsequently, the civic body issued a notice under Section 53(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act on August 7, directing the restoration of the original building layout. 'There were six floors reserved for refuge and parking, but the developer illegally constructed 45 flats instead. A notice was issued, but no corrective action was taken,' said Nitin Shukla, assistant commissioner of B Ward. According to civic officials, five unauthorised flats were built on each of the six floors, and around 45 families were residing in them. An FIR was filed on December 10, 2024, initiating legal proceedings. On February 28, 2025, eviction notices were issued to all residents, giving them a month to vacate. To pave the way for demolition, the BMC disconnected water and electricity supplies to the illegal flats. 'We cut off electricity two days ago and water yesterday. Commercial structures on the ground floor were the first to go, as they were easier to vacate. Most residents are now on rent and seeking to delay the process,' said a civic official. The demolition, initially scheduled for April 15, was delayed due to the unavailability of police protection. With police support finally in place, the BMC began dismantling illegal structures on Monday. Ground-floor godowns built in violation of norms were also taken down, prompting several tenants to leave voluntarily. 'This case only surfaced after a tenant raised the alarm. We followed due process — from the MRTP notice to the FIR and eviction orders. Elections and the month of Ramzan delayed action, but we are now proceeding with full force,' the official added. 'All illegal flats will be razed — doors, windows, and walls included — to render the spaces uninhabitable and restore the area as per the sanctioned plan.' Neither the developer nor the occupants were available for comment. The BMC has scheduled the next phase of demolition between April 22 and April 25 to ensure full compliance with building norms.
