Activist injured in accident, alleges murder attempt
The Hindu
Bindu Ammini was in the news for visiting Sabarimala
Activist Bindu Ammini who was in news for visiting Sabarimala has alleged a murder attempt against her by unidentified persons. The woman activist came up with the allegation after she sustained injuries in an accident at Poyilkavu, near Koyilandy, on Saturday night.
An autorickshaw reportedly hit her while she was going home after closing her garment shop at Poyilkavu around 9.30 p.m. The driver fled after the incident. Though she informed the police, they could not trace the vehicle.
In her petition to the Koyilandy police, the woman claimed that it was a planned accident by those who had hatched a conspiracy against her in the Sabarimala campaign. She also claimed that she had been insulted and attacked in the public earlier too for her bold stance on social issues.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.