Maha: Three boys drown in pond in Chandrapur

Three boys drowned while swimming in a pond at a village in Maharashtras Chandrapur district police said on FridayThe incident took place in Awarpur village of Korpana tehsil on Thursday and the bodies were fished out from the pond on Friday said an official from Gadchandur subdivision police officeThe victims Paras Deepe Darshan Shankar Bacha Shankar and Arjun Singh all aged 10 years were Class 4 students of Aditya Birla Public School Korpana some 54 km away from the district headquarters he saidThe boys had gone to the pond to play after attending a Republic Day programme in the village and had ventured into the water for a swim the official saidAlso readHonour killing Medical student strangled set ablaze by father brother in Maha five heldWhen the children did not return home in the evening the parents started looking for them Shoes and clothes of the boys were found next to the pond he saidThe boys could not be traced due to poor light on Thursday evening Following a search operation three bodies were found in the pond on Friday subdivisional police officer Sushilkumar Nayak said adding that a case has been registered in this regardIn the meanwhile the Thane District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered a construction firm and its partner to pay Rs 30000 compensation to 45 persons each who bought flats in their scheme at Vasai in Maharashtra in 1986 for failing to execute sale deeds against the purchase of properties all these yearsPresident of the forum V C Premchandani and its member Poonam V Maharshi ordered Paranjape Construction Company and its partner Jayant Moreshwar Paranjape to jointly make the payment within 30 days of the order that was passed on January 13Advocate Ashwini Sarjine appeared on behalf of the complainants However the opponents did not remain present for the hearing and the matter was decided exparte against themIn her submission Sarjine told the forum that in 1986 the complainants had booked flats each measuring 410 sq ft in the companys housing scheme at Vasai in Palghar district They had paid Rs 95000 each as booking amount for the purchase of flatsShe said that even as the complainants started living in the flats 26 years ago the company has so far not executed the sale deed Therefore the complainants had issued a legal notice to the opponents for not executing the sale deed or alternatively refund the amount as per the market rate of the properties But since the opponent did not comply with the notice the present complaint has been filedIn its order the forum pulled up the opponents saying they indulged in unfair trade practiceThe opponents failed to appear for the proceedings and did not file their defence Hence the contentions made by the complainants against opponents are proved against them it saidThe forum asked the opponents to pay Rs 30000 to each complainant towards their litigation charges They were also directed to execute the sale deedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever