17-year-old girl, her friends strangle mother, hang her with saree in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: In a horrific incident reported from Uttarahalli, South Bengaluru, a teenager and her friends killed her 34-year-old mother and staged it as a suicide by hanging her in their home.
The case, initially thought to be a suicide, took a turn when the 17-year-old girl returned to her grandmother's home and attempted to fabricate a story. However, her aunt grew suspicious and alerted the police, who later got her to confess, as reported by the Times of India on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Netravathi, a resident of 6th Main Road near Circle Maramma Temple Road in Uttarahalli. She worked as a telecaller and helper at a loan recovery company. Netravathi had separated from her husband and was living with her daughter at the time of her death.
“Five minors, including the girl and her four male friends, allegedly killed the mother. They are aged between 16 and 17 years and are school dropouts, except one of the juveniles, a 13-year-old boy, who is studying in the seventh standard, TOI quoted a senior officer as saying.
Based on a complaint filed by the deceased’s elder sister, Anitha, a case was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) section 103 (punishment for murder).
The girl, a 10th standard failed student, was in love with a 17-year-old juvenile who is a ninth standard dropout. Netravathi recently learned about her daughter’s love relationship and scolded the boy, warning him not to visit her house or her daughter.
On October 25, the group, comprising her daughter’s boyfriend and three other boys, arrived at Netravathi’s house at night. Netravathi, who was sleeping, woke up to find them inside. She scolded her daughter’s boyfriend for coming over, seized his phone, and threatened to call the police.
The boys allegedly overpowered Netravathi, who was under the influence of alcohol, and strangled her with a towel. Realising she was dead, the teenagers conspired to make it appear as a suicide. They moved her body to a room and hanged it from a ceiling fan using a saree, added the report.
The girl, scared, locked the house and escaped with her lover.
Netravathi’s partner, who had been visiting her for the past five years, was out of town for a few days. When he returned on Sunday, he found the door locked and couldn’t reach her by phone. Assuming she was away, he went back to his house.
On Monday, Anitha called him to ask if Netravathi had contacted her. He told her the house was locked. They then went to the house, peered through the window, and saw her hanging.
Initially, the family believed it was a suicide, especially given the daughter’s known love affair. Since the girl was missing, they suspected she had eloped with her boyfriend. On October 29, Anitha filed a case of kidnapping with the Subramanyapura police.
However, on Thursday afternoon, the girl returned to her grandmother’s house in Kaggalipura and acted suspiciously. When questioned by family members, she confessed that her friends had killed her mother and had threatened her with a knife if she revealed the truth.
Except for the 13-year-old boy, all the juveniles have been secured and are under interrogation.
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BJP to fight Assam polls on twin planks of development, secure state
Guwahati (PTI): In a bid to win the Assam Assembly elections for the third time in a row, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday advised the state BJP brass to fight on twin planks: development and a secure state.
Shah, who wound up a two-day visit to Assam, held a nearly two-hour-long meeting with senior leaders of the BJP state unit at the party headquarters here, with a focus on discussing strategy for the state elections, expected in March-April.
Briefing reporters after the closed-door meeting, BJP Assam president Dilip Saikia said, "Development and a secure Assam will be our twin electoral planks."
He also said that Shah, known for his expertise in electoral politics, has offered valuable suggestions, and based on it, an action plan to retain power in the state will be formulated soon.
“Discussions were held in detail on our organisational and political calendars. Shah ji offered some very valuable suggestions, and we will implement those at the earliest…We will share more details on the action plan soon,” Saikia said.
He further said that the Union minister exhorted the state party leadership to ensure that not only do they secure a ‘massive landslide victory’ but also bag more seats than in the previous election.
The BJP currently leads a coalition government in Assam with the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People's Party Liberal (UPPL), while the Bodoland People's Front (BPF) has also extended support.
In the 126-member Assembly, the BJP now has 64 legislators, while its allies AGP, UPPL and BPF have nine, seven and three memnbers, respectively. In the opposition camp, the Congress’ strength is 26, while AIUDF has 15 members and CPI(M) one. There is an Independent legislator also, belonging to Raijor Dal.
Saikia said that the party will continue to contest the state polls in coalition with its NDA allies, which was also favoured by Shah.
Dismissing reports of chinks in the ruling coalition, the Lok Sabha MP said, “As far as the NDA is concerned, we are united in Assam. There could be discussions about some issues on individual party forums.”
The saffron party has maintained that its alliance with the regional parties will continue, and formalities like seat-sharing arrangements are being worked out.
Shah, who was on his second visit to the state within a month, attended two other events in Dibrugarh and Dheamji earlier in the day. He left for West Bengal after the meeting at the Guwahati state party headquarters.
