2 Guards Arrested For Assaulting Doctors, Staff At Kolkata Hospital: Cops

Two security guards were on Saturday arrested for allegedly assaulting doctors and other staff at a hospital in Cossipore area of the metropolis, police said.

The guards were likely in an inebriated condition, officials said.

"The matter is being probed. We have arrested them after receiving a complaint from the hospital authorities," an officer of Cossipore Police Station said.

A senior official of the hospital claimed that the guards had also threatened him with dire consequences.

"The two guards were intoxicated and assaulted the doctors and hospital staff. They have done this earlier, too, and we had complained to the health department in this regard," he said.

The hospital currently has 11 such security guards, he said.

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IndiGo Flight Makes Emergency Landing Due To Engine Failure

A Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight had to make an emergency landing at the Kolkata airport minutes after take-off on Friday night due to an engine failure, a senior official said.

Flight 6E573 from Kolkata to Bangalore, which became airborne at 10.36 pm on Friday, made an emergency landing at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) airport at 10.53 pm after failure of its left engine, he said.

However, no fire or spark was reported, the Airports Authority of India spokesperson said on Saturday.

The full emergency declared at 10.39 pm was withdrawn at 11.08 pm, he said.

Both the runways at NSCBI airport were handed over to the Air Traffic Control (ATC) to make those available for the plane to land back safely, the spokesperson said.

"It was learnt that the left side engine of the aircraft failed after take-off as a result of which it had to come back to Kolkata," he said.

The airline in a statement said the flight returned to origin after take-off "due to technical issues".

"The pilot followed necessary procedures and landed back at Kolkata," it said.

"Passengers were served with refreshments and an alternate aircraft was arranged to operate the flight. We regret the inconvenience caused to the passengers," the statement added. 

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LIC Ordered To Pay Rs 50 Lakh For Covid Policy Premium Payer's Family

A district-level consumer disputes commission in Kerala has ordered Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), India's largest insurer, to pay Rs 50 lakh in compensation to the family of a policy premium payer who succumbed to COVID-19, citing the insurer's technical lapse.

The commission fined LIC Rs 50 lakh for violating its own guidelines, which require policy issuance within 15 days of receiving premium payment. In this case, LIC received over Rs 20 lakh as premium, but refunded it only after nine months.

The Kottayam District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission further observed that LIC failed to inform the applicant about the temporary suspension of life insurance policies for non-resident Indians during the COVID-19 pandemic, prior to his demise.

This omission denied him the chance to secure alternative coverage, constituting a grave service lapse, it said.

According to an official release here, Jemon, a London-based expatriate, had purchased a Jeevan Umang life insurance policy from LIC in January 2020, paying a premium of Rs 20.72 lakh rupees.

Despite complying with medical examination requirements, Jemon's application was put on hold due to LIC's temporary suspension of policies for non-resident Indians, implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unaware of the hold, Jemon died in London, leaving behind a wife and daughter.

LIC denied their claim, citing the lack of a legally binding contract, but refunded the premium in January 2021.

The Consumer Commission, after probing the complaint, found that though the beneficiaries were ineligible for the over Rs 2.5 crore insurance coverage due to the absence of a legally binding contract, LIC had concurrently violated its own guidelines.

These guidelines mandate that policy applications be processed and applicants informed of the decision within 15 days .

The commission found that the LIC accepted a Rs 20,72,565 premium on January 3 but left beneficiaries in limbo for nine months without communicating approval or rejection.

The commission also condemned LIC's decision to withhold the refund until January 2021, given that no policy was ever issued.

The commission further held that LIC's failure to notify Jemon about the non-issuance of life insurance policy for non-resident Indian due to COVID-19, prior to his death, denied him the opportunity to seek alternative coverage, constituting a grave service lapse.

Considering these findings, the Kottayam District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, comprising President Advocate V S Manual and members Advocates R Bindu and K M Anto, ordered LIC to pay Rs 50 lakh with 9 per cent interest to Jemon's wife and children within 30 days.

In the event of default, the commission directed LIC to pay the amount with 12 per cent interest, along with a penalty and court expenses of Rs 10,000.

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Scolded For Harassing Girl, Class 12 Student Hacks Man To Death: Cops

A man was hacked to death by a jilted minor in Raghunath Nagar under the Khandagiri police station area in the state capital, said police on Thursday, adding that the accused had felt insulted after being scolded for harassing a girl.

Two minors, including the prime accused, have been detained. The accused is a Class 12 student of a local college in Bhubaneswar.

The victim was identified as Jagat Mallik alias Jaga of Suka Vihar in the Raghunath Nagar area of the city.

The 30-year-old victim, an auto driver, was returning home after attending a cultural programme in Cuttack. The minor and his associate reportedly intercepted the victim 's vehicle just 100 meters away from the latter's residence on Wednesday night.

Both Mallik and the minors engaged in a heated argument. The accused assaulted the victim with a sword as per their plan. The accused later fled the spot leaving Mallik bleeding profusely.

Mallik was rushed to the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar where the doctors declared him dead.

Upon being informed, Khandagiri Police reached the spot and initiated an investigation into the matter.

Speaking to media persons, Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Prateek Singh said that the accused have been detained at the police station and the weapon of offence has been seized.

"We ascertained during further investigation that the accused minor had an unrequited love for the victim's niece. The victim had earlier warned the accused minor on this issue. The accused who felt insulted assaulted the victim yesterday to take revenge," said DCP Singh on Thursday.

DCP Singh also said that police are checking the school leaving certificate and documents to ascertain whether the accused is a minor or not.

Sources claimed that the victim and the accused's family members fought over the unrequited love affair around two months ago. The victim's family members also alleged that the accused's father had reportedly threatened to kill them over the issue.

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64-Year-Old Man Charged Over Sexually Harassing Daughter In Maharashtra

Police have registered a case against a 64-year-old man for allegedly sexually harassing his daughter in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Thursday.

The 18-year-old woman alleged in her complaint that on July 5 this year, when there was nobody else in the house, her father forced her to have sexual relationship with him, the official of Vartak Nagar police station told PTI.

When she refused to comply, the accused also touched her inappropriately and beat her up, he said.

This happened a few more times after that, the complaint said.

The victim finally approached the police on Wednesday and lodged the complaint against her father.

Based on it, the police registered an FIR against him under section 74 (assault or use of criminal force on woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 75(2) (sexual harassment) and 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), he said.

Police are probing the allegations, he said

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Mumbai Property Dealer Gives Contract To Kill Friend. Then, A Plot Twist

Contract Killing and then a miscalculation leading to a second death - these were what tied an abandoned car found near Mumbai and two missing property dealers, the Maharashtra Police have found. The men in question - property dealers Aamir Khanzada and Sumit Jain - have been missing since August 21. But the police had no clue till the Baleno car was found near Mumbai Pune Expressway two days later.

Deepak Sakore, a senior police officer of Navi Mumbai, said the they found bullet marks, two empty cartridges and blood inside the car.

The breakthrough came when they arrested Vitthal Nakade, who was linked to the contract killer. 

Mr Sakore said Vitthal Nakade was a friend of Sumit. Amir Khanzada and Sumit Jain, the police found, were friends and business partners who had fallen out over a land deal. Both were residents of Nerul and were missing since the night of August 21.

"Recently, Sumit Jain, who  had incurred massive debts, usurped a plot of land through fraud. Aamir was blackmailing him to get a share. So Sumit hired a contract killer to kill Aamir," he said.  It appeared that the entire planning was done by Sumit Jain and Vitthal Nakade in a day or two. The contract killer was given Rs. 50 lakh, the police were told by Nakade.

But then came the big twist. Instead of the body of Aamir Khanzada, the police found the body of Sumit Jain. The big question then became who killed Sumit and the whereabouts of Aamir.

The next big revelation came when the police arrested a few more men connected to Vitthal Nakade.

"On the night of August 21, at 11 pm, Sumit Jain and Vitthal Nakhade had got Aamir Khanzada in the car. They shot Aamir and disposed of his body. Then Sumit got himself shot in the leg - the plan was to make himself incapacitated, so he stays out of suspicion," said Mr Sakore.

What marred the script was an unexpected fight between the two killers. Sumit, unable to get medical help in time, died of excessive bleeding. Nakhade disposed of his body too.

Amir Khanzada's body was found near Karnala Bird Sanctuary. Sumit Jain's body was dumped by the roadside on Pen-Khopoli Road.

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We Are Now Focusing On Making UPI, RuPay Truly Global: RBI Chief

Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said the central bank is focused on making the UPI and RuPay 'truly global' and asked financial institutions and fintech startups to adapt robust frameworks to capitalise on the new opportunities while mitigating connected risks.

Speaking at the Global Fintech Fest 2024, the governor said digital financial inclusion, digital public infrastructure (DPI), consumer protection and cyber security, sustainable finance, and global integration and cooperation are the five priority areas for the Reserve Bank.

Mr Das said strengthening financial infrastructure, including cross-border payment systems, will be key focus areas as India, with its tech talent and evolved fintech ecosystem, holds the potential to serve as a global hub for digital innovation and fintech startups.

Building and strengthening strategic partnerships, reinforcing the commitment to international cooperation, and developing institutions of excellence in the areas of technology and innovation across a wide spectrum of areas, including financial services, would give the right impetus for our journey towards 2047, he added.

"Based on the encouraging response we have received from several jurisdictions, we are now focusing on making the UPI and RuPay truly global," Mr Das said.

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is an instant real-time payment system to facilitate inter-bank transactions through mobile phones, while RuPay is a domestically designed global card payment network.

India's CBDC, which is in the pilot stage, is another example of possible international cooperation, Mr Das said, adding that the RBI is now utilising features like programmability to provide credit or government assistance to landless tenant farmers and carbon credits to farmers through CBDC.

"While we have successfully demonstrated the interoperability of CBDC with retail fast payment systems like UPI, we continue to gain from our experimentation on off-line solutions. As we make progress, we would be happy to cooperate with other nations in their CBDC efforts," the governor said.

Mr Das also touched upon the regulatory approach for the fintech sector.

"Sustainable and orderly development of the fintech sector requires an appropriate balance between innovation and prudence. Our endeavour is to carefully craft regulations to achieve this delicate balance, while simultaneously ensuring trust, security, accessibility, risk management and competition," he said.

Emphasising that developing a mindset that anticipates disruption and embraces change with prudence becomes very important, Mr Das said, "Financial institutions and FinTech startups alike must, therefore, adapt swiftly, leveraging agile strategies and robust frameworks to capitalise on the new opportunities while mitigating the connected risks".

Publicly available information places the number of FinTechs founded in India at approximately eleven thousand (11,000).

The sector has received investments of about USD 6 billion in the last two years alone, Mr Das said.

He further said a preferred approach for achieving balance between innovation and prudent regulation involves self-regulation within the fintech sector.

Self-regulatory organisations (SROs), comprising industry participants and having a good understanding of the sector's unique challenges and opportunities, would be in a position to give appropriate suggestions to the regulators on regulations that are both practical and effective.

The RBI has received 3 applications for recognition as a Self-Regulatory Organisation(s) in the FinTech Sector (SRO-FT).

The central bank has decided to recognise the Fintech Association for Consumer Empowerment (FACE) as an SRO-FT.

"Of the remaining two applications, one application has been returned with a provision for resubmission after meeting certain requirements. The third application is under examination," Mr Das added.

On digital financial inclusion, the governor said as a policy priority, financial inclusion should ensure that everyone has appropriate access to financial services.

Digital financial inclusion has the unique advantages of scalability and cost-effectiveness, he added.

Accordingly, the next two decades will predominantly be about leveraging technology to deliver accessible and tailored financial services that meet diverse needs, he said.

Talking about the RBI's priority on digital public infrastructure, Mr Das said one significant initiative in this direction is the Reserve Bank's pilot on Unified Lending Interface (ULI), earlier known as Public Tech Platform for Frictionless Credit (PTPFC).

ULI aims to enable lending institutions to offer frictionless, end-to-end digital credit by leveraging consent-based data and related services.

There are about 50 such types of data services on the platform, apart from banks and NBFCs. The RBI is now focusing on the inclusion of other lenders like cooperative credit institutions through the NABARD.

"A full-scale launch of ULI will be done in due course. As I said two days ago in another event, the 'New Trinity' of JAM-UPI-ULI will mark a revolutionary step forward in India's DPI journey," Mr Das said.

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