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Dr. Abhilash Dawre

19 March 2025 at 5:18:41 pm

Woman held for allegedly killing daughter

She was reportedly upset over her love relationship with a man from other caste Ulhasnagar: In a shocking incident that has sent shockwaves across Ulhasnagar, a mother allegedly strangled her 19-year-old daughter to death after opposing her relationship with a young man from another caste. According to the police, the accused, identified as Asha Garad, allegedly killed her daughter Amruta Garad in a fit of rage when the latter was preparing to leave home with the man she was in a relationship...

Woman held for allegedly killing daughter

She was reportedly upset over her love relationship with a man from other caste Ulhasnagar: In a shocking incident that has sent shockwaves across Ulhasnagar, a mother allegedly strangled her 19-year-old daughter to death after opposing her relationship with a young man from another caste. According to the police, the accused, identified as Asha Garad, allegedly killed her daughter Amruta Garad in a fit of rage when the latter was preparing to leave home with the man she was in a relationship with. The accused has been arrested by Ulhasnagar Police Station No. 1, and further investigation is underway. According to the police, the incident took place at Bhaiyyasaheb Ambedkar Nagar in Ulhasnagar Camp No. 1, where Amruta Garad lived with her family. She was reportedly in a relationship with a young man from another caste who resided in the same neighbourhood. Her mother strongly opposed the relationship and had repeatedly tried to convince her to end it. However, Amruta remained firm in her decision. Police said that at around 1:30 am on Sunday night, a heated argument broke out between the mother and daughter while Amruta's father and two brothers were asleep in the house. Following the argument, Amruta was allegedly preparing to leave home with the young man. At that moment, Asha Garad allegedly used a scarf to strangle her daughter, resulting in her death on the spot. After the incident, Amruta's father approached Ulhasnagar Police Station No. 1 and informed the police about the incident. Police immediately reached the spot, conducted a panchnama, and sent the body to the Central Hospital, Ulhasnagar, for post-mortem examination. Based on the preliminary investigation, police registered a case against Asha Garad and arrested her. The incident, in which a mother allegedly killed her own daughter, has created widespread shock in the Ulhasnagar area. Further investigation is being carried out by officers of Ulhasnagar Police Station No. 1. While speaking to ‘The Perfect Voice’, Deputy Commissioner of Police Sachin Gore said that the 19-year-old woman's mother was opposed to her love marriage. Following an argument, the mother allegedly killed her daughter in a fit of rage. A case has been registered at Ulhasnagar Police Station No. 1, the accused woman has been arrested, and further investigation is in progress.

NCPs merger plan in limbo

Mumbai: With dizzying political developments this week, the proposed re-unification of Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (SP) with Sunetra Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party appears to be in a limbo – due to power politics on both sides.

 

The whispered talks of the merger – laid bare by Sharad Pawar himself today in his explosive media interaction – triggered a furious and urgent race to secure organisational control of the NCP.

 

In barely 72 hours after Ajit Pawar’s passing on Wednesday (Jan. 28), Sunetra Ajit Pawar was catapulted as the party President, Legislative Party Leader and as the state’s first woman Deputy Chief Minister, catching even the seasoned NCP (SP) leaders by surprise.

 

Many in the Opposition feel that it was apparently cold fear among the NCP big brass that the NCP (SP) leaders - comprising Supriye Sule, Jayant R. Patil, Dr. Jitendra Awhad and others - would attempt to lord over the merged entity and dump them.

 

The haste at which the NCP leaders with the familiar coterie of Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare and a handful of Ajit Pawar loyalists moved after his death was to make a pre-emptive strike and grab control of the party before the grief and dust settled, leaving the other (NCP-SP) side not time to even start its own manoeuvres.

 

By effecting a ‘smooth, seamless succession’ through quicky decisions, the wily group managed to effectively dominate the organization, and, by extension, somewhat over Sunetra Pawar, widely viewed as a political greenhorn.

 

All these would have been impossible had the two factions merged on February 12, - as Sharad Pawar revealed – as the unified NCP would have diluted Patel and Tatkare’s leverage.

 

Not Routine

Sharad Pawar’s expose was not a routine affair, but a calculated political intervention, with each statement striking as sharp as a double-edged razor. By claiming ignorance of the swearing-in ceremony, he distanced his faction from the unfolding drama, and kept his flock intact, for now at least.

 

Again, by naming Patel and Tatkare as the architects of the planned merger, he stopped them from any possible denials, and the remark about the tearing hurry was an indirect signal that Patel, Tatkare and even the Bharatiya Janata Party could be scared of a reunified and stronger party. It also restored Sharad Pawar’s moral and organisational authority.

 

Feb 12 Schedule 

The most disturbing part was Sharad Pawar stating that the merger was scheduled for Feb. 12; a clear message to the party workers in both factions how the series of developments in the past three days could be viewed as a betrayal of Ajit Pawar’s final intent before his last journey.

 

Willy-nilly, he painted the NCP (SP) as the legitimate ‘inheritor’ of Ajitdada’s political legacy while Patel-Tatkare may be the ‘usurpers’.

 

Added to it was the fact - that Sunetra Pawar purportedly kept aloof from the Sharad Pawar family since Ajit Pawar’ ashes were immersed – could isolate her politically, and push her into relying more on the NCP strategists who unilaterally managed the show in the past three days.

 

The fallout of the series of political moves is significant as even within NCP (SP), murmurs of discontent are growing, which may be ripe for exploitation not just by the Sunetra Pawar group but also by the BJP, which has its own independent reasons to destabilise rival entities.

 

The NCP ‘succession series’ may also upset Sharad Pawar’s long-cherished desire to hand over the reins to Supriya Sule - either as a dominant force in Maharashtra or as a heavyweight at the Centre.

 

The current focus is on Sunetra Pawar – but Sharad Pawar has firmly indicated that it's still too early to write him off.

 


“I personally do not see that will happen. The NCP leadership was with Ajit Pawar and now with Sunetra Pawar Ji. I don't see Mr Sharad Pawar being invited to join the NCP, given that he has lost the people's trust and the vote.”

Piyush Goyal, Union Minister, Commerce


"We have nothing to say on this matter right now."

Sunil Tatkare, Leader, NCP


“All discussions were held at our level, but it now appears the process may hit a roadblock following the (plane) accident. The talks were progressing in a positive direction, but the accident adversely affected the process. It was Ajit's wish to unite the two factions, and now it is our wish that his wish should be fulfilled.”

Sharad Pawar, Chief, NCP (SP)

 

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