Transport fuels at new highs, petrol Rs 83/litre in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 27 : Transport fuel prices continued their record breaking upward march on Thursday, following a pause the day before, as petrol price in the national capital touched Rs 83 per litre for the first time.
Under the country's dynamic pricing regime, petrol in Mumbai had already crossed the landmark level of Rs 90 per litre on Monday.
As per data from state-run Indian Oil Corp, petrol was sold at Rs 90.35 per litre on Thursday in the country's financial capital, up from Rs 90.22 on Wednesday, when prices had remained unchanged from the day before.
In Kolkata and Chennai, the fuel was priced on Thursday at Rs 84.82 and Rs 86.28 per litre respectively, against Wednesday's unchanged level of Rs 84.68 and Rs 86.13.
The recent surge in transportation fuel prices comes amidst rising global crude oil prices. The price of UK Brent sweet crude crossed the $80-per-barrel mark earlier this week.
Diesel prices also rose to new highs on Thursday, after remaining unchanged the day before.
Cost of diesel on Thursday in the four metros of Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai are at Rs 74.24, Rs 76.09, Rs 78.82 and Rs 78.42 per litre respectively, against Wednesday's levels of Rs 74.12, Rs 75.97, Rs 78.69 and Rs 78.36 respectively.
While transport fuel prices in all the four cities are at their record levels, rates are lowest in Delhi owing to lower taxes levied by the state government.
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Man kills woman lecturer, sets car ablaze; dies by suicide in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): A 46-year-old man allegedly killed a woman lecturer by setting fire to the car with her inside, before dying by suicide; his severed body was found by railway police the next day, police said on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Ramanjinappa, a resident of Doddaballapura, was a contract worker in the tahsildar’s office, they said.
Police said the man, who was married and had apparently separated from his wife, was in an illicit relationship with a woman identified as Saroja, whose charred body was found inside a gutted car in an isolated area near the Bashetty Industrial Area in Doddaballapura taluk on the outskirts of Bengaluru.
Saroja was also married and had a son, police said.
According to police, on Saturday, the man allegedly borrowed a car from an acquaintance, claiming he had a medical emergency and needed to visit a hospital.
Citing preliminary investigations, a senior police officer said the man picked up the lecturer from a bus stop in Devanahalli. The two spent a couple of hours driving around Nandi Hills and nearby areas.
Later, they reached a secluded spot in Doddaballapura, where it is suspected that an argument ensued inside the car, following which he allegedly hit her on the head with a hammer, the officer said.
He then set the car on fire, reportedly using petrol, and is believed to have died by suicide thereafter, police said.
Locals who saw the burning car alerted the police and fire department, who rushed to the spot, extinguished the fire, and found the woman’s body completely charred inside the vehicle, the officer added.
His severed body was found near railway tracks in Bidadi by the railway police on Sunday, he said.
The motive and whether the crime was premeditated or impulsive are under investigation, he said.
Saroja’s husband filed a complaint accusing Ramanjinappa of killing her, police said, adding that a detailed investigation is underway to establish the exact sequence of events.
