NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Mumbai, Aug 20 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM11 MH-SCHOOLGIRLS-PROTEST-VANDALISM **** Protest over girls' sexual abuse turns violent; school vandalised, stones hurled during 'rail roko' Mumbai: The protest against the alleged sexual abuse of two girls at a school in Badlapur town of Maharashtra's Thane district turned violent on Tuesday as the angry agitators vandalised the school and also indulged in stone-pelting at the local railway station during the 'rail blockade', police said. **** BOM12 MH-GIRLS-LD SHINDE **** Girls sexual abuse case will be fast-tracked, says CM; cops told to invoke rape attempt charge Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has directed the police to invoke the attempt to rape charge against the accused arrested for allegedly sexually abusing two girl students at a school in Badlapur in Thane district. **** BOM10 MH-GIRLS-SIT **** Maharashtra govt forms SIT to probe sexual abuse of two school girls amid protests Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday ordered the setting up of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged sexual abuse of two girl students of a school in Badlapur in Thane district which triggered a massive protest, leading to halting of local train services. **** BOM14 MH-GIRLS-TRAINS **** Badlapur protest: 10 outstation trains diverted; services on Ambernath-Karjat route suspended Mumbai: The rail roko protest at Badlapur station in Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday over the alleged sexual abuse of two girl students of a kindergarten led to the diversion of 10 long-distance trains via alternate routes, the Central Railway said. **** BOM13 MH-GIRLS-UDDHAV **** Sexual abuse at school: Uddhav demands fast-track trial, speedy justice for victims Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday demanded a fast-track trial and speedy justice in the case of sexual abuse of two girls at a school in Thane district. **** BOM2 MH-PORSCHE CRASH-ARREST **** Porsche car crash: 2 more held for alleged swapping of blood samples; total arrests reach 9 Pune: The Pune police have arrested two more persons in connection with the alleged swapping of blood samples in the Porsche car crash case, a top official said on Tuesday. **** BOM5 MP-ACCIDENT **** 7 dead, 6 injured as auto-rickshaw rams into stationary truck in MP's Chhatarpur Chhatarpur (MP): Seven persons, including a one-year-old child, were killed and six others injured after an auto-rickshaw rammed into a stationary truck from behind in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh early on Tuesday, officials said. **** BOM15 GA-DOCTORS-PROTEST **** Kolkata rape-murder: Resident doctors in Goa's GMCH withdraw protest Panaji: Junior and resident doctors in Goa protesting against the Kolkata rape-murder case, on Tuesday called off their five-day-long stir following an assurance from the state government. **** BOM3 MH-POLLS-MIM **** AIMIM offers to join hands with MVA 'to defeat BJP' in Maharashtra assembly polls Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is keen to join hands with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in Maharashtra with an aim to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that is currently ruling the state along with two other parties, former MP Imtiaz Jaleel has said. **** BOM6 MH-RAINS-MUMBAI **** Rains return to Mumbai after fortnight-long break Mumbai: After a dry spell since early August, rains made a comeback in Mumbai on Tuesday morning, bringing relief from heat and humidity. **** PTI RSY
