Moodbidri: Man pushes married woman into well, dies by suicide moments later
Moodbidri: A man allegedly pushed a married woman into a well and then died by suicide by jumping into the same well at Marakada in Badagamizaaru, Moodbidri taluk, on Wednesday.
The deceased have been identified as Namiksha Shetty (29), a resident of Badagamizaaru, and Prashanth, reportedly her lover, originally from Niddodi.
Namiksha, who was married and had two young sons, had been living with her children at her parental home due to strained relations with her husband, Satish, who works in Pune.
Prashanth, a native of Bagalkote, was previously married and later divorced. He is said to have come into contact with Namiksha through Instagram, and had been visiting her house occasionally.
On the day of the incident, Prashanth visited Namiksha’s house when no one else was home. An argument reportedly broke out between them, which escalated quickly.
He then allegedly pushed Namiksha into a well. One of her children reportedly witnessed the act. Moments later, Prashanth also jumped into the well, ending his life.
Fire and emergency services recovered both bodies from the well. A case has been registered at the Moodbidri police station, and investigations are ongoing.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
