Ananth Kumar laid to rest with full state honors
Bengaluru: Union minister and senior BJP leader Ananth Kumar, who died of lung cancer on Monday, laid to rest this afternoon at Chamarpete with full state honors.
As Ananth Kumar had no sons, his brother Nandakumar lead the funeral rituals.
Three forces of the Defense Department rapped the tricolor around the Ananth Kumar's body and paid tributes.
LK Advani, Amit Shah, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Law Minister Ravishankar Prasad, Defense Minister Nirmala Sitaraman, Railway Minister Piyush Goel, State Minister DK Shivakumar, BJP President BS Yeddyurappa, KPCC President Dinesh Gundurao, Union Minister Sadananda Gowda and others were present.
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Five arrested in Kerala's Walayar for beating to death Jharkhand native
Palakkad (Kerala) (PTI): Five people have been arrested for allegedly beating to death a Jharkhand native on suspicion of theft near Walayar here a day ago, police said on Friday.
The arrests were formally recorded late Thursday night and all the accused have been booked for the offence of murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, an officer of Walayar police station said.
The deceased -- Ramnarayan Bhayar (31) -- was working as a labourer in the Walayar area.
According to police, Bhayar was attacked by a group of men on Wednesday evening, alleging that he was involved in a theft at Kizhakeattappallam near Walayar.
As per the FIR, the incident occurred before 7.40 pm, and the injured Bhayar was rushed to the Palakkad District Government Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Police said a detailed investigation was underway to ascertain the sequence of events leading to the incident.
