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Two Separate Indore Incidents Leave Woman Dead, Five Arrested
Two separate incidents were reported in Indore.
In the first, a wall being built suddenly fell at a construction site.
A worker named Savitri Bai Solanki died, and her brother-in-law Dinesh was hurt.
Police are checking whether the site was unsafe.
In the second incident, five youths were arrested after an attack near a momo stall.
The group allegedly demanded money for alcohol from the stall owner.
A customer who tried to help was stabbed, and the seller was burned by boiling oil.
Police arrested all five suspects within a day.
A 32-year-old labourer, Savitri Bai Solanki, died when an under-construction wall collapsed in Indore on Thursday evening.
Her 26-year-old brother-in-law, Dinesh Solanki, was injured in the collapse and taken to a hospital.
Police are investigating whether safety lapses contributed to the fatal construction-site accident.
Hira Nagar police arrested five youths within 24 hours for allegedly attacking a momo seller and stabbing a customer over a demand for liquor money.
The customer was stabbed, while the vendor suffered severe burns after an attacker allegedly threw boiling oil at him.
- Who
- Savitri Bai Solanki was killed and Dinesh Solanki was injured in the wall collapse; five youths were arrested over the alleged attack on Sameer More and Harsh Gangore.
- What
- An under-construction wall collapsed, killing one worker, while a separate assault involved stabbing and an alleged boiling-oil attack.
- Where
- The collapse occurred at Mridang Garden near Phoenix Mall along Bypass Road in Indore; the assault occurred in Bajrang Nagar.
- When
- The wall collapse occurred on Thursday evening; the assault occurred around 9:30 p.m. on September 16, with arrests made within 24 hours.
- Why
- The collapse is being investigated for possible safety lapses; the assault allegedly followed a demand for liquor money that was refused.
Key facts
- Wall-collapse victim
- Savitri Bai Solanki, 32, died at the scene.
- Wall-collapse survivor
- Dinesh Solanki, 26, was injured and taken for treatment.
- Collapse location
- Mridang Garden near Phoenix Mall, Bypass Road, in the Kanadiya police station area.
- Assault victims
- Momo seller Sameer More was severely scalded, while Harsh Gangore was stabbed in the arm and thigh.
- Assault arrests
- Hira Nagar police arrested five youths within 24 hours.
- Alleged motive
- The attackers allegedly demanded money for liquor from the momo seller.
- Investigation status
- Police are investigating the wall collapse and registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in the assault case.
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