Moodbidri: The Moodbidri Police have arrested a local whose wife, 34-year-old Prathima, was found to have committed suicide recently, after frequent quarrels with her husband and the couple accusing each other of having illicit relationships.

The arrested man has been identified as Ningaraju, who owned the 'Lakshmi Iyengar Bakery' in Moodbidri town, said the police, adding that he had been married to Prathima for 12 years. The couple lived in a rented house in town. The police also said that Prathima, who was greatly upset and also offended that her husband had accused her of having an extramarital relationship, committed suicide by consuming pesticide.

The Moodbidri Police, who registered a case and investigated the matter, have arrested the husband Ningaraju in relation to Prathima's suicide.

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New Delhi (PTI): The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon on Monday after paying tributes to departed members of the House, including two MPs who won the parliamentary elections this year.

As soon as the House met on the first day of the Winter Session, Speaker Om Birla mentioned the deaths of Vasantrao Balwantrao Chavan, who was elected to the House from Nanded constituency in Maharashtra and Sk Nurul Islam, who was elected from the Basirhat seat in West Bengal.

Birla also mentioned the deaths of three former members -- M. M. Lawrence (Kerala), M Parvathi (Andhra Pradesh) and Harischandra Devram Chavan (Maharashtra) -- and paid respects to them.

After the House remained silent for some time as a mark of respect to the departed leaders, the Speaker adjourned the House till 12 noon.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, DMK leader T R Baalu, and Congress' Gaurav Gogoi were among those present in the Lower House.

Ravindra Vasantrao Chavan, son of deceased MP Vasantrao Balwantrao Chavan, got elected as MP from Nanded in the just concluded by-elections.