Goa hotel manager drowns wife in sea, tried to pass it off as accident; held
Panaji, Jan 20: A 29-year-old manager of a luxury hotel in South Goa was arrested on Saturday for allegedly drowning his wife at Cabo de Rama beach in Goa a day before, police said.
The accused, identified as Gaurav Katiyar, tried to project the death of his wife Diksha Gangwar (27) as an accident after committing the crime, but a video shot by a man exposed his claim.
Police found the body of Gangwar near the popular beach on Friday afternoon.
Prima facie, Katiyar killed Gangwar, whom he married a year ago, over his extramarital affair, an official said.
"The incident occurred at around 3.45 pm on Friday after Katiyar took his wife for a stroll on the beach, located not far from his workplace," the official said.
He took her to a rocky area of the beach and drowned her in the sea. "Injury marks were found on her body," the official added.
After committing the crime, Katiyar created commotion and tried to pass off the incident as an accident, he said.
Cuncolim police had also arrived at the spot.
According to the official, a video shot by a local exposed Katiyar's claims.
The video clip shows Katiyar coming out of the beach and returning again apparently to ensure whether his wife has really died, before raising alarm to create the entire drama, he added.
The accused and the victim hail from Lucknow.
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Karnataka Health Dept bars leave for staff amid ASHA workers’ strike starting Aug 12
Bengaluru, Aug 11 (PTI): In response to a planned three-day strike by ASHA workers starting August 12, the Karnataka Health Department on Monday issued a notice prohibiting all officers and staff from taking leave during the protest period, except in cases of medical emergencies.
Accredited Social Health Activists workers are demanding the fixed honorarium of Rs 10,000 promised by the state government in January. They have announced a continuous state-level protest from August 12 to 14.
The notice stated, “Information about ASHA workers absent from duty within district limits will be collected daily from primary health centres, compiled at the district level, and submitted to the commissionerate by 3 pm during the protest.”
The Health Department also urged community health officers, primary health protection officers, health inspectors, and Anganwadi workers to cooperate in ensuring that health services to the public remain uninterrupted.
