The police has initiated inquiries into the mysterious death of an Irish national who was found dead in south Mumbai in the early hours of Sunday morning. Post-mortem examination has been inconclusive about the cause of his death, and the MRA Marg police is trying to identify and trace the deceased’s next of kin.
According to the MRA Marg police, the deceased has been identified as 58-year-old Thomas Bolmer. He was found lying in an unconscious state outside Anubhavan Hotel on the SBS Road at around 1.35 am on Sunday. Some pedestrians called the Mumbai police control room, and a mobile police unit was diverted to the spot. Bolmer was rushed to St George Hospital, where he was declared brought dead.
“Inquiries have revealed that Bolmer was seen walking unsteadily, and he finally sat on the pavement across the street from Anubhavan Hotel. He then lay on the pavement. When he did not get up for a very long time, people called the police control room,” said Padmakar Juikar, senior police inspector, MRA Marg police station.
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1,100 inmates write Gandhi exam in jails
Mumbai, Oct. 2: Nearly 1,100 inmates of 13 jails in Maharashtra appeared for a Gandhi Peace Examination here Sunday to mark the launch of the Gandhi Jayanti Week celebrations as India celebrated the 142nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, an official said. The inmates were of Arthur Road Central Jail, Mumbai, and jails in Thane, Paithan, Ratnagiri, Nashik, Osmanabad, Nagpur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Yavatmal, Akola, Wardha, Bhandara, said Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal (BSM) chief T.R.K. Somaiya.
BSM is a Gandhian charitable trust spreading the teachings of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, revered as the Father of the Nation in India.
“Besides, another 3,000 prisoners in jails across the state shall continue to write the examinations in small batches through the year. It provides them an opportunity to repent for their crimes and live as responsible citizens after completing their jail sentences,” Somaiya said.
BSM along with the Gandhi Research Foundation has been organising the Gandhi Peace Examination since the past few years as part of reformation programmes for prisoners. These include meditation, Yoga, AIDS awareness, adult education and other measures. Gandhi-based films like Gandhi, Do Aankhen Barah Haath, Bapu Ne Kaha Tha, Lage Raho Munnabhai and many more are screened for 15,000 convicts in jails around the year, Somaiya said. — IANS