Migrant worker on his way to Jharkhand from Karnataka by walk, reportedly dies of starvation
Belagavi: A migrant worker reportedly died on Friday of starvation while he was on his way to Jharkhand from Karnataka. The incident has been reported under Chikkodi Police Station limits.
The deceased has been identified as Babulal Singh (45), a labourer who had come from Jharkhand and had been residing in Chikkodi for several days.
13 migrant labourers were going from Khanapur to Jharkhand by walk as no public transport facility was available due to the lockdown. When they reached Chikkodi, police took them for testing of COVID-19. This is when Babulal reportedly breathed his last, forcing people to speculate that he might have died of starvation.
Chikkodi police have registered a complaint in this regard and sent the body for post-mortem.
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Four of family found dead in Maharashtra’s Nanded district in suspected mass suicide
Nanded (PTI): A farmer, his wife and their two sons were found dead in two different locations in Maharashtra’s Nanded district on Thursday morning, in what police suspect to be a mass suicide, an official said.
Around 8 am, the bodies of Ramesh Sonaji Lakhe (51) and his wife Radhabai Lakhe (45) were discovered on a cot in their home at Jawala Murar village in Mudkhed tehsil, he said.
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The bodies of their sons, Umesh (25) and Bajrang (23), were subsequently found on nearby railway lines. It appears they jumped in front of a speeding train, the official said.
Police inspector Dattatray Manthale told reporters, “The parents were found dead inside their home, while the sons took their lives on the railway tracks. We have asked a Forensic Science Laboratory team to collect evidence. The truth will come out only after a thorough technical investigation and autopsy.”
While the nature of their death appears to be part of a suicide pact, police said the exact circumstances remain unclear.
The family belonged to the small-scale farming community, but it is not yet confirmed if financial distress or a domestic crisis triggered the extreme step, the official said.
Neighbours described the Lakhes as a hardworking family who struggled against the odds of small-land farming to sustain themselves.
The Nanded rural police are recording statements of relatives and checking for notes or final messages left by the family.
