Woman evicted from house by landlords

June 16, 2011

Mangalore, June 16: A lonely woman was forcefully evicted from her abode at Nantur Padav in the city on Wednesday thanks to the landlords who is accused of employing goons to throw household things and utensils out of the house.

According to 45 year old Girijamma, the goons dragged her out of the home despite she appealed repeatedly to give her some time.

“I have no other place to go now. This is my house” said Girijamma, who is still helplessly sitting in front of the same house.

Lingappa Nantur, a leader of Dalit Rights Committee affiliated to CPM said that the woman has been making a living rolling beedi and she has no other place to stay.

Alleging the landlords Balakrishna Shetty and Pramod Shetty of bribing police to threaten the women, he said that goons evicted the women in the presence of police.

“Her ancestors had been living in the same home since 80 years. After the death of her parents, she was staying at the 400 sq ft house along with her friend Venkamma. Her father used to pay monthly rent, but, now she is not in a position to pay rent due to poverty,” he said adding that the Committee is demanding that she must be allowed to stay at the same house on humanitarian grounds.

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The Airport’s Operations Control Centre received an alert regarding the passenger’s health condition. The airport activated its emergency response protocol, mobilising the airport medical team and coordinating with stakeholders including CISF, immigration, and customs.

Upon landing, airport medical personnel attended to the passenger, assessed his condition, and arranged to shift him to a local tertiary-care hospital for further treatment. The passenger’s relatives accompanied the passenger, who incidentally received necessary medical care on board, which helped stabilise the situation.

Following the handling of the emergency, the flight departed for Thiruvananthapuram at 2:05 am on Tuesday.

"We appreciate the cooperation of all parties involved, and this incident reaffirms our ongoing commitment to prioritising passenger safety and readiness to respond to unforeseen emergencies with professionalism and care," the Airport spokesperson said.

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