Man arrested for murdering elderly woman while snatching gold chain in Kasaragod
Kasaragod (Kerala) (PTI): A 47-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly murdering an elderly woman to steal her gold chain in this district, police said on Saturday.
The accused, Ramesh Naik of Perdala, was arrested by Badiadka police on Friday, they added.
According to police, Pushpalatha V Shetty (72), who lived alone at Kumbadaje, was found dead at her house on January 14.
Initial examination of the crime scene raised suspicion, which was later confirmed as murder following the postmortem.
The autopsy revealed that Shetty was strangled to death, police said.
As part of the probe, police recorded statements of residents who told them that Naik had been seen in the area around the time of the incident.
Police officials said Naik, a labourer, initially denied visiting the place.
However, investigators noticed scratch marks on his body and a bite injury on his right palm.
During detailed questioning about the injuries, the accused broke down and confessed, police said.
Police said Naik was under severe financial stress after taking a loan to construct a house.
He allegedly plotted to steal gold from Shetty, whose husband had died and who had no children.
He reached her house and attempted to snatch her gold chain. When the woman resisted, he allegedly strangled her to death, police said.
The accused has revealed the place where he hid the gold chain, which will be recovered in his presence, police added.
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US VP JD Vance says Lebanon not part of ceasefire, calls it ‘misunderstanding’
Budapest/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has said that Lebanon was never included in the ceasefire understanding with Iran, describing the confusion as a “legitimate misunderstanding”.
Speaking to reporters before departing from Hungary, Vance said, “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn’t. We never made that promise.”
He stressed that the United States had not included Lebanon in the scope of the ceasefire at any stage.
His remarks come amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where more than 200 people were reported killed, even as ceasefire talks between Iran and the US move forward.
Vance said Israel had “offered … to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful”.
He warned that if Iran allows the situation in Lebanon to affect the negotiations, it could derail the talks.
“If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart in a conflict where they were getting hammered over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that’s ultimately their choice,” he said.
