Maharashtra: 15-Year-Old Girl Dies at Govt Hostel, Family Demands Second Autopsy

Latur: In a tragic incident, a 15-year-old girl died at a government hostel for Scheduled Castes students. The family of the minor staged a sit-in at a Vivekanand Chowk police station of Maharashtra's Latur on Saturday, demanding a second autopsy on the incident.

Police have now decided to conduct a second autopsy and also video-graph it as demanded by the family, said an official from the police station. The girl reportedly died from a fall at the hostel on Nanded Road on Friday. 

An initial autopsy was performed at the government hospital, but the family protested on Saturday afternoon, calling for another examination. The new autopsy will be conducted at the Solapur district hospital, said Inspector Vaijnath Munde. 

A case of accidental death has already been registered, he added.

Man Allegedly Beaten to Death, 14 Arrested

A 37-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death at a state-run hostel for students in central Kolkata's Bowbazar area on 28 June over suspicion of mobile phone theft, police said. 

The victim, identified as Irshad Alam a resident of Kolkata's Belgachia. 

Irshad had earlier gone to the Udayan Hostel to repair a television, and after some mobile phones went missing over the last few days, he was again called to the hostel this morning, a police officer said. He was accused of stealing a mobile phone, allegedly tied up and beaten, his family said. 

"He had called us from the hostel and said that the students after accusing him of theft, were demanding money," a relative said. 

After being informed about the incident, police reached the hostel and rescued him in a critical condition. He was admitted to the Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, where he died in the afternoon during the treatment.

Police said they have arrested 14 people, and filed a case under IPC sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 365 (kidnapping), and 302 (murder) at the Muchipara police station. 

(Inputs from PTI)