Rivalry over relationship leads to alleged murder of 50-year-old man in Karkala; one held
Udupi: A 44-year-old man from Karkala was arrested for the alleged murder of a man at Kuntalpadi within the limits of Karkala Town Police Station limits on Tuesday over a dispute regarding relationship with a woman.
The arrested, identified as Parikshit, son of Sanjeev Gowda from Nada, worked as a bus driver in Mangaluru and lived alone at Doopadakatte in Karkala after separation from his wife and children.
The victim, Naveen Poojary (50), was a native of Mangaluru but had been staying at SJ Arcade in Karkala, separately from his family, for four years.
Police have said that Poojary’s body was found early Tuesday morning by a road in Kuntalpadi with multiple stab injuries. The police, who probed the matter, checked CCTV camera footage and other technical evidence related to the incident. Confirming the involvement of Parikshit’s involvement in the crime, they took Parikshit into custody.
Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar has said that preliminary investigations showed the accused and the victim to have a rivalry as Poojary got close to a woman known to Parikshit, which irked the latter. There were also frequent quarrels between the men and, in a fit of rage on Tuesday, Parikshit allegedly stabbed Poojary with a knife, resulting in Poojary’s death.
The SP has visited the site and inspected it. Karkala Town Police, who have registered a case, are investigating further.
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At least 16 killed in explosion due to suspected gas leakage in Pak’s Karachi
Karachi (PTI): At least 16 people, including many children, were killed and 14 others injured when a suspected gas leakage led to an explosion in a residential building in Pakistan's Karachi on Thursday morning.
“The explosion took place around 4:30 am on the first floor of the building located in the Old Soldier Bazar area when everyone was awake for Sehri time,” police official Jamshed Asher said.
The first day of Ramzan is being observed in Pakistan today.
The police official said that the reason for the explosion apparently was a gas leakage.
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Due to gas shortage in Pakistan’s biggest city, many families especially in lower income residential areas use liquid petroleum gas cylinders at their homes.
Police surgeon Dr Samaiya Syed confirmed that they have received 14 bodies so far from the blast site while 14 injured are under treatment.
The explosion caused a part of the building structure to collapse due to its dilapidated condition.
“We are still searching through the rubble and debris to see if there are any more bodies or survivors,” Chief Fire Officer Humayun Khan said.
The deceased include at least nine children aged between two and 17 while the injured also include seven children.
This is the second major tragedy to occur in Karachi. Last month, a fire broke out in the basement of the Gul Shopping Plaza, a wholesale and retail market, in the Saddar area killing at least 79 people and leaving scores injured.
