UP: Man arrested for killing toddler son, throwing body into Yamuna
Banda (UP) (PTI): Police have arrested a man for allegedly killing his one-and-a-half-year-old son and dumping the body in the Yamuna River, officials said on Saturday.
Circle Officer (Sadar) Rajveer Singh Gaur said a woman living at her parental home in Pachkauri village lodged an FIR on January 7, alleging that her husband Rajendra took away their one-and-a-half-year-old son Kartik on the night of January 5.
Based on the complaint, police detained Rajendra (32), a resident of Dhanuhan Dera in Fatehpur district, for questioning on Friday.
During interrogation, he confessed to strangling his son to death and throwing the body into the Yamuna River, the circle officer said.
The accused was formally arrested on Saturday, Gaur said, adding that efforts are underway to recover the body.
Rajendra was addicted to alcohol, and his wife, Sharda, had been living at her parental home due to marital discord, the officer said.
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Karnataka bypolls: Over 60 per cent voter turnout in Bagalkot, Davanagere South till 5 pm
Bengaluru (PTI): Over 60 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm in both Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, where bypolls were held on Thursday.
While the turnout in Bagalkot was 65.68 per cent, it was 63.04 per cent in Davanagere South.
While the ruling Congress faces the challenge of retaining both seats, the BJP aims to wrest them and deliver a setback to its rival, which is currently witnessing an "internal power struggle" over leadership.
The bypolls were necessitated due to the demise of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti (Bagalkot) and Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davanagere South).
A total of over 2.59 lakh eligible voters are expected to cast their votes at around 319 polling stations in Bagalkot, where nine candidates are in the fray.
In Davanagere South, over 2.31 lakh eligible voters are expected to vote across 284 polling stations, with 25 candidates contesting.
The BJP has fielded former MLA and 2023 defeated candidate Veerabhadrayya Charantimath from Bagalkot, and a fresh face, Srinivas T Dasakariyappa, from Davanagere South.
The Congress has given tickets to family members of the late legislators in both constituencies. Bagalkot candidate Umesh Meti is the son of H Y Meti, while Samarth Mallikarjun from Davanagere South is the grandson of Shamanur Shivashankarappa.
