Mumbai Mar 24 PTI A 38-year-old man died after a heavy piece of granite fell on his head from a building in Mumbai when he stepped out of his house to meet a friend a police official said on Thursday The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon at Mahalaxmi building in Ori Pada locality of Dahisar area he said The victim Kalyan Giri had stepped out of his house and was chatting with his friend when a piece of granite from the building broke and fell on his head the official said The incident was captured in the CCTV cameras installed in the building When Giris friend shouted for help the victims parents came out of their house They took Giri to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead before admission the official said Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone 12 Somnath Gharghe said On the basis of primary information we have registered a case against an unidentified person under Indian Penal Code Section 304 culpable homicide but not amounting to murder We are verifying from which floor or flat the stone piece fell An investigation is on into the case PTI ZA GK GK
Lucknow Sep 21 PTI Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday demanded a judicial probe by a sitting high court judge into the death of seer Mahant Narendra Giri The influential Hindu seer was found dead on Monday at Baghambari Muth in Allahabad He was the president of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad the largest organisation of sadhus in IndiaWe demand a judicial probe by sitting a high court judge into the matter Yadav told reporters hereThe former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also visited Baghambari Math in Allahabad and paid homage to the seerMahant Giris body was found hanging from the ceiling by his disciples on Monday PTI ABN DV DV
New Delhi Sep 20 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of Mahant Narendra Giri the president of All India Akhara Parishad saying he played an important role in bringing together different streams of seer bodies while remaining dedicated to spiritual traditions His demise is extremely painful Modi tweeted Giri was found dead on Monday in his residence at Baghambari Math The All India Akhara Parishad is the largest organisation of seers in India Allahabad City Superintendent of Police Dinesh Kumar Singh said the mahant was found hanging in his room He gave no further details PTI KR AAR