Brahmavar: Man kills wife after mobile phone quarrel, arrested
Udupi (Karnataka), Jun 20 (PTI): A 27-year-old petrol pump employee was allegedly murdered by her husband following a domestic dispute over her mobile phone usage in Brahmavar taluk of this district, police said on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Rekha, they said.
The accused Ganesh Poojary (42), a painter from Kolambe village, has been taken into custody, police said.
According to police, Poojary returned home intoxicated on the night of June 19. The couple, married for eight years and parents to two children, engaged in a heated argument over Rekha's frequent phone use.
The quarrel escalated, and around 11.30 pm, Poojary reportedly wielded a machete and inflicted fatal injuries on his wife, who died on the spot. He fled the scene shortly afterwards, a senior police officer said.
A team from Shankaranarayana police later traced and arrested Poojary, he said.
A case has been registered and the investigation is underway, he said.
Initial reports indicate alcohol may have exacerbated the conflict, police said, adding that all angles are being examined.
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Mamata demands PM's apology over 'Bankim da' remark in Lok Sabha
Cooch Behar (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he has insulted novelist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay by calling him "Bankim da".
Addressing a rally in Cooch Behar district, Banerjee said the PM was not even born when the country achieved Independence and yet chose to address one of Bengal's greatest cultural icons casually.
"You did not even show him the minimum respect he deserves. You should apologise for this, to the nation," she said.
The flashpoint was PM's reference to the author during a discussion in Lok Sabha on Monday to commemorate 150 years of the national song, Vande Mataram, written by Chattopadhyay.
TMC MP Saugata Roy objected to the use of the suffix 'da' and urged the PM to say 'Bankim babu' instead.
Modi immediately accepted the sentiment, saying, "I will say Bankim 'babu'. Thank you, I respect your sentiments," and asked in a lighter vein whether he could still address Roy as 'dada'.
Targeting the BJP, Banerjee claimed that it will destroy Bengal's culture, language and heritage if it comes to power in the state.
She also claimed that the assembly elections in the state will be declared soon after publication of the final electoral rolls following the SIR exercise, so that no one can challenge it in court.
