Woman murdered on suspicion of witchcraft in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum
Chaibasa (PTI): A 59-year-old woman was allegedly murdered over suspicion of practising witchcraft in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said on Saturday.
Sonua Police Station Officer-in-Charge, Shashi Bala Bhengra, told PTI that the decomposed body of 59-year-old Jamuna Purty was found on Friday near a culvert at Balijuri village.
"Sanatan Purty, the eldest son of the victim who works in Chennai and had returned after getting information about his mother missing from home, has alleged that his mother was murdered by a few villagers on accusation of practising witchcraft. He has alleged that whenever someone died in the village, her mother was accused of practising witchcraft on the deceased," the police officer said.
Bhengra said that on Tuesday, the daughter-in-law of the victim, Sukhmati Purty, had lodged an FIR in the police station against unidentified persons for abducting her mother-in-law.
"The victim used to stay in Balijuri village with her youngest son, Shiv Kumar Purty, eldest daughter-in-law Sukhmati Purty and daughter Suryamani Kunkal. As per the FIR, the victim went missing from her house on Sunday night. The family searched for her but could not find her and lodged an FIR on Tuesday. They also informed the deceased's eldest son, Sanatan Purty, and he returned home from Chennai on Thursday. The body was recovered on Friday," the police officer said.
"Seeing the decomposed body, it appears that she was murdered with sharp weapons nearly five days back. However, things will be clear after the post-mortem report," said Bhengra.
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Karnataka electoral roll SIR exercise to begin from June 20
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka will begin SIR of electoral rolls from June 20 as part of a nationwide exercise covering 16 states and three Union territories, CEO Anbu Kumar said on Friday.
The drive will cover more than 5.55 crore electors in the state, he said.
As per the schedule notified by the Election Commission (EC), preparation, training and printing activities will be carried out from June 20 to June 29 and Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will conduct house-to-house visits from June 30 to July 29.
The rationalisation of polling stations is scheduled to be completed by July 29. The draft electoral roll will be published on August 5, following which claims and objections can be filed between August 5 and September 4.
The notice phase and disposal of claims and objections will continue from August 5 to October 3, and the final electoral roll will be published on October 7, it said.
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Addressing a press conference here, CEO Kumar said that in Karnataka, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer is fully prepared to proceed with the SIR of electoral rolls.
As part of this exercise, we have successfully mapped 86.46 per cent of our voters, he said.
"The primary objective of this entire exercise is to ensure that every eligible voter is enrolled, while simultaneously ensuring that no ineligible individuals are included in the voter list. Therefore, I seek the support and cooperation of all the voters of Karnataka, all political parties, and our friends from the media," he added.
According to the statement issued by the CEO's office, 59,050 BLOs will be involved in the SIR of the electoral roll in the state. The exercise will cover approximately 5,55,74,064 electors in the state as of May 12.
The SIR is a participative and transparent exercise involving electors, political parties and the election machinery. During the revision process, BLOs will undertake house-to-house visits for the distribution and collection of enumeration forms, the statement said.
Stating that there are currently 25,284 Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by recognised political parties, the CEO urged all recognised political parties to appoint BLAs for every polling station to ensure active participation and transparency in the revision process.
Electors have been requested to cooperate with BLOs during the house-to-house distribution and collection of enumeration forms.
Further details regarding the revision process, forms and schedule will be made available on the official websites of the District Election Officers, the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, and the Election Commission of India, the statement said.
