Bantwal: A girl student of fourth standard and her father were found dead under suspicious circumstances at a private residential complex on BC Road on Saturday. Police have launched the investigation.

The incident occurred at a home which was hired by the victims on BC Road. The deceased have been identified as Prabhakar (45), and Pramanya (12). It has been suspected that Prabhakar gave poison to Pramanya before consuming it. However, the police are investigating from other angles as well.

Pramanya was studying, 4th std in SVS English medium school at Bantwala.

The incident came to light at around 5 pm on Saturday. Subsequently, Bantwal town police rushed to the spot and launched the investigation.

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New Delhi (PTI): The estimated voter turnout at 3 pm in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Friday was around 49.78 per cent, the Election Commission said.

A spokesperson of the poll panel said the figures were only approximate.

In a statement earlier in the day, the poll watchdog had described the voter turnout till 1 pm as "substantial". Polling was progressing "smoothly and peacefully" across 21 states and union territories, it had said.

Visuals of voters standing in long queues waiting for their chance to vote were seen across polling stations as voting began at 7 am, the poll panel said.

People were undeterred by rains in certain parts such as Jammu and Kashmir's Uddhampur and waited in queues for their turn to vote.

Polling for assembly elections is also being held simultaneously in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.