Airport operator Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) has agreed to provide Rs. 777 crore to Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) as its contribution in constructing three stations of the Colaba-Seepz-Bandra underground metro.

“A memorandum of understanding has been signed between MMRC and MIAL for participation and contribution of Rs 777 crore by the latter, towards construction and operation of stations at Sahar Road, domestic and international airports on metro-3 corridor,” a statement issued by the implementing agency MMRDA said.

The Colaba-Bandra-Seepz metro, which will provide connectivity to major hot spots of the city, including international airport, will pass through Sahar road, domestic airport and terminal T2 international airport, it said.

“Airport Authority of India (AAI), through MIAL, will also provide required land for construction to MMRC and co-ordinate activities during the construction and operation of metro stations,” MMRDA said.

A 22-year-old youth from Vehloli village in Shahapur taluka allegedly killed his drunken father on Ganesh Chaturthi day, a police official said.

Police inspector Pravin Kolhe of the Khinavali police station under Shahapur told that the victim Namdeo Mukne, (50) used to come home frequently drunk.

His son Santosh (22) was annoyed with his father’s drunken behaviour and wanted to end the problem, the police official said.

On Thursday afternoon at about 3.30 pm when his father came home heavily drunk and quarrelled with family members, his son allegedly picked up a grinding stone and hit his father with it, after which he died on the spot, the police official said, adding that his body has been sent for postmortem.

An offence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered and a hunt is on for the accused who is still at large, the police official said.

In order to check incidents of LPG cylinder blasts, which pose a threat to lives and property, LPG provider companies here have planned a series of awareness camps and workshops to apprise residents with precautions and safety measures in cylinder use.

R K Tiwary, Chief Regional Manager of Mumbai LPG Regional Office of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), said, “In Mumbai city, half of the population lives in slums and there is less alertness in safe handling and storage of gas cylinders. Hence, we chose this city to start a awareness campaign.

“Our focus area would be chawls and slums. Apart from explaining the methods of safe handling, we would also show them video clips. This would serve two purposes. First, they would come to know how to handle LPG gas and second, they would learn how to stop its extraneous use in order to conserve energy,” he said.

Tiwary said orders have been issued, not only by the HPCL authorities but also by the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), to all its LPG cylinder distributors to hold at least one meeting of the safety clinic with the customers in one month.

Currently, the BPCL has 72 LPG distributors, while HPCL has 58 distributors in the city, and all of them have been asked to conduct at least one round of the safety clinic till Diwali this year, he further said.

Describing the key areas of awareness, Tiwary said, “We would explain various aspects, such as what should be the ideal place of storage of an LPG gas cylinder, what precautions to take before the cylinder is connected to a stove, while using the cylinder and when the cylinder is not in use.”

Adding a fresh twist to the Sheena Bora murder case, a Maharashtra policeman has claimed that he was asked by his senior not to file an FIR when her body was found in May 2012.

According to media reports, Police Inspector Subhash Mirge has claimed that the then Superintendent of Police, Raigad, RD Shinde, had told him not to file a report in the case when the body was found.

As per the reports, Mirge also stated, in his statement, that there were clear signs of foul play when Sheena’s body was found in Pen forest in Maharashtra’s Raigad district.

Interestingly, Mirge was the investigator officer when the body was found.

Though Sheena, daughter of high-profile media professional Indrani Mukerjea, was allegedly murdered in 2012 and her body was disposed of in the Raigad district, the crime came to light only recently.

Mirge claimed that SP Raigad, RD Shinde had ordered him not to file an FIR or an accidental report and instead make a diary entry, even when the half burnt body and a burnt suitcase clearly indicated signs of foul play.

Mirge’s disclosure comes days after Maharashtra DGP Sanjeev Dayal ordered an inquiry to determine if there was any cover-up of the crime back in 2012.

Indrani is accused of killing Sheena with the help of her former husband Sanjeev Khanna and her driver Shyamvar Rai on April 24, 2012.

Indrani had apparently concealed from her husband and former Star India CEO Peter Mukerjea the fact that Sheena and Mikhail were her children and, instead, called them her siblings in front of the world.

Peter and Indrani married in 2002.

Indrani, Sanjiv and Rai have been arrested on the charges of murdering Sheena and disposing of the body at Pen forest in Maharashtra’s Raigad district.

The Bombay High Court has upheld the conviction of a 23-year-old man for raping a minor girl while observing that if the statement of a rape victim is trustworthy and reliable, further corroboration is not needed.

A division bench of Acting Chief Justice V K Tahilramani and Justice A S Gadkari on September 16 held that the conviction and ten-year sentence awarded by a sessions court to Pandurang Lalasaheb Yadav, a resident of Sangli, for raping a nine-year-old girl was correct.

According to prosecution, on December 23, 2006, the accused accosted the victim when she was on her way home from school. The accused told the girl that her parents were waiting outside his house and hence she should come with him. He then took the girl to a nearby field and raped her.

The girl later informed her mother about the incident following which she was taken to doctor and a case was registered.

“We find that the testimony of the victim is wholly trustworthy and reliable and it does not require any corroboration in support thereof,” the court said.

The High Court also held that the victim’s statement has been corroborated by evidence of her mother and doctor who conducted the medical check.

The HC, while upholding the conviction, took note of a Supreme Court judgement which said, “A victim of rape stands at a higher pedestal than an injured witness. In the latter case, there is injury on the physical form, while in the former it is physical as well as psychological and emotional.”