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Murder convict on parole commits suicide at Mumbai’s Mantralaya
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) A murder convict, out on parole, jumped down from the fifth floor of the high-security Mantralaya, the Maharashtra government headquarters here on Thursday evening, police said.
Identified as Harshal Suresh Raote, 45, he was rushed in a critical state to St. George Hospital where doctors declared him dead.
Education Minister Vinod Tawde said that police will investigate into all aspects, whether it was a suicide, murder or an accident.
The Marine Drive police have registered a case and probing the matter, including scanning the CCTV footage, the motives behind the extreme step, officials said.
Later a purported suicide note was recovered in which Raote said he was unhappy with the jail sentence and wanted help from the state Home Department in the matter.
From other identification papers recovered, it is revealed that Raote was associated with an NGO and working for the Maharashtra Rajya Vidhi Seva Pradhikaran, while lodged in an Aurangabad Jail.
According to the Jail Superintendent of Paithan Open Jail Sachin Salve, he was sentenced to 14 years in 2014 for the murder of his sister-in-law in 2003.
Raote displayed exemplary conduct in prison and was out on a month-long parole, since January 10 and living in his home in Chembur here. With the period ending on Thursday, he was due to return to jail.
Several top politial leaders including Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, Leader of Opposition in the Council Dhananjay Munde, senior Nationalist Congress Party leaders Ajit Pawar and Sunil Tatkare rushed to Mantralaya on learning of the incident.
The opposition leaders attacked the government for the spate of suicides in the state government headquarters and say its “an indicator of the public angst against the ruling BJP”.
This is the second incident of its kind in Mantralaya this week. On Tuesday, unemployed Ahmednagar resident Avinash Shete, 32, poured kerosene on himself and attempted to set himself ablaze.
However, the security personnel intervened in time and saved him, and he has been arrested. Shete was reportedly upset at not being selected for a job in the state Agriculture Department.
Earlier on January 28, 84-year old farmer from Dhule, Dharma Patil, who had consumed poison inside Mantralaya, died at a week later while under treatment in Sir J. J. Hospital, kindling a huge political row in the state.
Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant and Mumbai Congress President Sanjay Nirupam have lashed out at the government for the incident.
While Sawant alleged that the Devendra Fadnavis government has become like the ‘Blue Whale’ game spurring suicides, Nirupam said Mantralaya at Nariman Point has become a ‘Suicide Point’ with at least six such incidents since the BJP came to power in October 2014.
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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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