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Time of India
22-05-2025
- Time of India
'Ma, I did not steal (packets of chips),' says kid in suicide note
PANSKURA: A Class 7 student from Panskura died by suicide, leaving behind a note that read, "Mom, I didn't steal." The incident occurred in East Midnapore, West Bengal. According to locals, on Sunday afternoon Krishnendu Das (13), a student at Bakulda High School, was accused of stealing three packets of chips from a sweet shop owned by civic volunteer Subhankar Dikshit in Gosainber market. Locals claimed that Krishnendu took the packets when the shop owner was not around. Subhankar went after him when he saw Krishnendu at a distance with the chips. On being confronted, the boy paid Subhankar Rs 20 for three packets each priced at Rs 5. The civic volunteer brought him back to the shop and gave him the change. Subhankar then allegedly thrashed Krishnendu and made him apologise publicly. Later, the boy's mother took him back to the shop and scolded him. On returning home, Krishnendu attempted to kill himself. He was rushed to Tamluk Medical College and Hospital where he died on Thursday. The family alleges that the shopkeeper's treatment had driven him to suicide. The civic volunteer has since gone missing. The family also believe that public admonition by his mother deeply affected him. Following a post-mortem, authorities released his body to the family. Police sources confirmed that while no official complaint had been lodged, a case of unnatural death had been registered. Authorities have stated they will launch a thorough investigation should a formal complaint be filed.
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Crowdfunding miracle: 9cr for baby with rare disease
1 2 Nadia: Crowdfunding through social media and donations from celebrities have raised Rs 9 crore for the treatment of 15-month-old Asmika Das from Ranaghat, who suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 — a rare and debilitating genetic condition that progressively weakens muscles. It took more than a year for the family to raise the amount needed for the child whose limbs have been immobile since birth. Asmika's father Subhankar said her treatment will start at a private hospital in Kolkata by the end of May. Doctors in Kolkata, Chennai and Bengaluru all prescribed an intravenous injection — onasemnogene abeparvovec, sold under the brand name Zolgensma — that costs Rs 16 crore, as the only possible lifeline for her. A distributor agreed to lower the price to Rs 9 crore. "The injection is the most appropriate medicine and should be administered as soon as possible, before the child completes two years of age," said a senior clinical director of a Kolkata hospital. "We made a desperate effort to raise funds through social media. Many, including singers Subhamita Banerjee and Rupam Islam, and Rupsha Dasgupta, donated generously," said Subhankar. By Sunday, the family had collected Rs 8.4 crore. The remaining Rs 60 lakh was donated by Matua Matri Sena Charitable Trust. They handed over a cheque to Asmika's parents in the presence of Bangaon MP Shantanu Thakur on Monday.
