Autopsy on man’s exhumed body reveals truth behind his death; wife, her lover arrested for murder
Bengaluru: A 46-year-old woman, identified as P Asha, and her lover have been arrested after an autopsy on the exhumed body of her husband revealed that, unlike her claim, he did not die of a heart attack but was strangulated.
Police have arrested Asha, who worked as a house-keeper, and her lover Chandrappa (48), a cook, under charges of murdering Asha’s husband K Paramesh (50), at the latter’s house in Hebbur in Tumakuru district.
Paramesh is said to have discovered the extramarital affair Asha had with Chandrappa, which led the lovers to decide to eliminate him, police sources have said. Paramesh, who was an alcoholic, was known to consume a few pegs every night. On January 29 night, when he went to bed, Asha and Chandrappa strangulated him to death.
The next morning, Asha called her relatives and informed them that her husband had died of heart attack, after which, Paramesh’s body was buried.
On March 4, however, Paramesh’s elder sister K Nagamma filed a police complaint, expressing suspicion over the cause of her brother’s death.
An investigating officer has said that Nagamma grew suspicious since Asha remained unaffected by her husband’s death and was close to Chandrappa. When Nagamma asked Asha for details about Paramesh’s death, she found Asha giving contradictory statements, which led her to file the complaint.
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Guarantee schemes model for empowering poor, Cong will return to power in 2028: Siddaramaiah
Mangaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday expressed confidence that the Congress government would return to power in the state in 2028.
He asserted that the five guarantee schemes introduced in 2023 have become a model for empowering the underprivileged, women, the unemployed and economically weaker sections, not just in the state but in the entire country.
Addressing a gathering after inaugurating a Kambala event at Muduru-Paduru in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, he said the welfare measures reflected the vision of the Congress government to strengthen social and economic democracy.
"The five guarantees were introduced with the sole objective of empowering the poor, marginalised and weaker sections of society. These schemes have now become a model for ensuring social and economic justice," he said.
Siddaramaiah said democracy should not remain confined to political representation alone but must also ensure social and economic empowerment.
"A democracy that is only political has little meaning unless it is socially and economically vibrant," he said, adding that the state government was working towards that goal.
The CM also praised senior Congress leader and former minister B Ramanath Rai, who organised the event, describing him as one of the most honest leaders and recalling his role in bringing developmental works worth about Rs 5,000 crore to the constituency during his tenure as MLA and minister.
Despite his contributions, Rai had lost the Assembly election from Bantwal, Siddaramaiah said, expressing hope that he would contest again from the constituency in 2028 and secure victory.
He also lauded the people of the coastal region for preserving traditional cultural practices and organising Kambala races, terming the slush track buffalo race a popular folk sport of the state.
