Elderly man allegedly kills bedridden wife, attempts suicide in Kerala's Kottayam
Kottayam (PTI): An elderly man allegedly killed his bedridden wife before attempting to take his own life at Kidangoor here on Saturday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Remani (70) of Manthadi, Kidangoor, who had been bedridden for the past few years due to health issues.
Police have arrested her husband, Soman E R (74), in connection with the incident.
According to police, the couple lived with their two sons.
As per the FIR, Soman allegedly murdered his wife in their bedroom between 9 pm on Friday and 1 am on Saturday, reportedly due to the hardship of caring for her.
After the murder, Soman allegedly attacked his younger son, but the elder son intervened, police said.
The sons later found Remani dead in her bedroom.
A police official said that Soman then moved to another room and attempted suicide by hanging, but both sons managed to rescue him.
Neighbours alerted the police, who reached the house and took Soman into custody.
Kidangoor police registered a case under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for murder and arrested the accused.
Remani’s body was shifted to a hospital after the inquest. It will be handed over to her relatives after the postmortem, police said.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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US renews sanctions waiver for purchase of Russian oil
Washington (PTI): The United States has extended by a month a waiver from sanctions to allow countries to buy petroleum products from Russia, days after it ruled out renewal of the special measure.
The US Department of Treasury issued an order late Friday extending the waiver from sanctions on Russian oil that is already at sea on or before April 17 through May 16.
Earlier, the US had granted an exemption from sanctions to India for buying Russian oil for a month beginning March 5. A few days later, a similar waiver was extended to several other countries, which ended on April 11.
The general licence issued by the US on Friday does not authorise any transaction involving a person, entity or joint venture located in Iran, North Korea, Cuba, or parts of Ukraine.
On Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington would not be renewing the waiver for Russian oil and another for Iranian oil.
The previous waiver of sanctions had made available 140 million barrels of Russian oil already loaded on ships to global markets as prices soared against the backdrop of the US war with Iran.
"Effective April 17, 2026, General License No. 134A, which was dated March 19, 2026 and expired on April 11, 2026, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General License No. 134B," said the order issued by the Department of Treasury.
