MP Evening Wrap:Indore boils over contaminated tap water, death toll reaches 16; US attacks Venezuela, captures President Maduro and his wife more

Bhaskar English brings you the biggest news from Madhya Pradesh and around the world. Here are the top news headlines of the day:
1. Indore boils over contaminated tap water; death toll reaches 16 A five-member Congress fact-finding committee that arrived in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area to meet local residents on Saturday was met with stiff opposition from BJP workers, triggering a tense face-off between the two sides. Read More 2. US attacks Venezuela, captures President Maduro and his wife US President Donald Trump says the US has carried out “large scale strike against Venezuela” and “captured its leader, President Nicolas Maduro” and his wife. Read More 3. Late-night violence erupts over abusive language outside hotel in Jabalpur Tension flared late Friday night in Jabalpur’s Kotwali police station area after a dispute over abusive language escalated into a violent clash outside Badkul Hotel. The situation worsened rapidly, drawing hundreds of people from the Jain community onto street and forcing heavy police deployment. Read More 4. Fourth Hindu dead in Bangladesh after being attacked by mob Khokan Chandra Das, 50-year-old Hindu businessman who owned a pharmacy at Keurbhanga Bazar in Bangladesh’s Shariatpur district, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday morning while undergoing treatment at the National Burn Institute in Dhaka. Read More 5. Uncle and nephew inject drugs, film girl students inside school; assault headmaster in Morena An uncle and nephew allegedly assaulted the acting headmaster at a government school in Morena after he objected to them taking drug injections and making videos of female students on the school premises. A video of the assault has also surfaced. Read More 6. ‘Officials 200% responsible for Bhagirathpura tragedy’, Vijayvargiya calls contamination deaths a system failure The deaths of 16 people due to contaminated water in Bhagirathpura, Indore, have raised serious questions about the system. Several people are still undergoing treatment. The government did respond, but the action came too late. When Bhaskar questioned Kailash Vijayvargiya, the local MLA and the state’s Urban Administration Minister, about where the lapse occurred, he said officials were ‘200% responsible’ for the tragedy. Read More 7. Fourteen Maoists gunned down in Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh’s most wanted Maoist leader, Deva Barse, has surrendered in Hyderabad. Along with him, 20 other Maoists have also given up their weapons. Police officials said a press conference will be held at 3 pm in Hyderabad to share more details. Read More 8. Illegal houses structures demolished in Khandwa: City Magistrate warns builder; says, ‘I’ll get a JCB deployed’ The district administration on Friday took action against an under-construction house being built without permission in Khandwa’s Khanshahwali area. The action was carried out by the municipal corporation’s anti-encroachment team in the presence of City Magistrate Bajrang Bahadur. Read More 9. Shivpuri municipal council president’s son booked for rape Anjali (name changed) has accused Rajat Sharma, son of Shivpuri Municipal Council President Gayatri Sharma, of raping her on the pretext of marriage. Following alleged pressure and harassment linked to the case, Anjali attempted suicide on December 23 by consuming 45 sleeping pills along with rat poison. Read More 10. KKR officially release Mustafizur Rahman after BCCI’s verdict Shah Rukh Khan’s IPL team, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), has cut ties with Bangladeshi player Mustafizur Rahman after receiving instructions from the BCCI. The demand for his removal was rising due to the ongoing violence against minority Hindus in Bangladesh. Read More