Suicide at Ranchi Sadar Hospital: Woman jumps from fifth floor

Ranchi, Oct 18: In a deeply distressing incident that unfolded at Ranchi Sadar Hospital, a woman, identified as Sumanti Devi, hailing from Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district, tragically took her own life by leaping from the fifth floor of the hospital building. This harrowing event occurred at approximately 9 am on a Tuesday morning.

Accompanied by her husband, Sahadev Mandal, and their children, Sumanti Devi had sought medical care at the hospital on October 9th. She was undergoing treatment in the gynecology department, and doctors had scheduled her operation for the day in question.

In a sudden and shocking turn of events, Sumanti Devi made a fateful decision to jump from the fifth floor. Prompt intervention from witnesses led to her immediate admission to the hospital’s emergency ward. Regrettably, her condition rapidly deteriorated, necessitating her transfer to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), where she eventually succumbed to her injuries.

The woman’s husband and children are understandably distraught, their grief echoing throughout the hospital. Local authorities are actively investigating the incident.

Bank fraud exposed in Ranchi, Rs 36 lakh defrauded using fake gold
Ranchi, Oct 18: A case of significant bank fraud has recently been unveiled in the capital of Jharkhand, Ranchi. The accused individuals orchestrated a scheme to defraud Development Credit Bank Limited (DCB Bank) of a staggering sum of Rs 36 lakh by using counterfeit gold as collateral. This fraudulent operation transpired at the Newari branch of the DCB Bank.
Shocking revelations emerged when a surprise investigation was conducted by the bank’s valuer, uncovering that a group of 12 customers who had taken loans from the bank were involved in the fraudulent activities. Consequently, the branch manager of the bank, Amit Banerjee, filed a detailed First Information Report (FIR) against these twelve customers with the BIT Mesra OP police station.
The FIR identifies the accused individuals as Ashok Kumar Swarnakar of Ormanjhi, Ritesh Kumar Soni of Tamtam Toli, Dilip Soni of Lower Vardhman Compound, Jitendra Kumar Swarnakar of Deepatoli, Mesra, Praveen Kumar of Ormanjhi, Renu Devi of Ormanjhi, Sahil Anwar of Irba, Sadar police station area, Sanju Devi, Deepak Mahato of Bokaro, Shanti Devi of Sadar police station area, Sindhu Soni of Hombai, Mesra, and Uday Ganjhu, a resident of Palu, Ormanjhi.
Law enforcement authorities have initiated an investigation into the case based on the FIR filed by the branch manager. According to the complaint, the bank extends loans to customers in exchange for gold jewelry as collateral. Approximately Rs 32.93 lakh had been disbursed by the bank to these dozen customers, who had pledged their gold jewelry as security for the loans. The scam unraveled when appraisers Kishan Kumar Singh and Ashutosh Kumar, appointed by the bank, conducted an assessment of the pledged gold jewelry on September 3.
In their evaluation report submitted to the bank, the appraisers indicated that the gold jewelry presented by the loan recipients was not entirely composed of gold; instead, it was gold-plated, concealing a base metal beneath. Furthermore, the FIR highlights that these customers have not repaid the loan amounts, despite receiving multiple reminders and notices from the bank.