Tiff over luxury car turns fatal as father hits son
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): A 28-year-old man, who had been under treatment after being fatally hit with a metal rod on his head by his father for demanding a luxury car, has died, police said on Tuesday.
Hridvik succumbed to the injuries at the government medical college hospital here on Monday.
According to police, the man had been battling grievous injuries since October 9, the day his father hit him following a scuffle between the duo at their residence in Vanchiyoor here.
The father had already bought his son an expensive motorbike, but the 28-year-old was not satisfied with that and instead asked for a luxury car.
An argument had broken out between the duo over the issue at their residence, and the son physically attacked his father, who retaliated using a metal rod, police said.
Quoting neighbours and relatives of the family, police also said that the son was unemployed, and always asked for expensive things and got angry if his demands were not met.
"The deceased man used to attack his parents for expensive things. He was suspected of being a drug addict. He is also said to have been suffering from some disorders since his childhood," a police officer said on Tuesday.
The father was arrested soon after the assault and sent to prison, police added.
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FM Sitharaman launches 'VijAIpatha' labs in govt schools in Karnataka
Hampi (PTI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday launched Cyient AI Labs (CyAILS) -- 'VijAIpatha', aimed at democratising access to Artificial Intelligence, STEM and Robotics education in government schools here.
In a series of posts on 'X', the minister's office shared pictures of the initiative launched at a girl's government school in Hosapete taluk and said that under the pilot phase, five world-class AI, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and Robotics laboratories are being established in government schools.
Each lab will be equipped with high-performance computers, AI-ready software, robotics kits, IoT devices, sensors and secure broadband connectivity.
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"Aligned with NEP 2020, Digital India and Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi's mission of Viksit Bharat 2047, the programme integrates CBSE's AI curriculum and strengthens technology-enabled learning in public education," it said.
Focusing on rural and semi-urban India, the initiative introduces future technologies at the school level, helping build early digital fluency, computational thinking and innovation capacity among students, the minister's office said.
"Benefiting over 2,000 students and training more than 200 teachers, 'VijAIpatha' is a scalable CSR model fostering innovation, career readiness and grassroots digital empowerment," it added.
According to the office, the initiative has been designed as a scalable, replicable and sustainable model that can be adopted across districts and states in collaboration with government education departments, positioning it as a benchmark CSR model for a national AI education rollout.
