Bengaluru, September 11: A cloth merchant killed a woman who was living with him before committing suicide at the house, in Vivek Nagar police station limits here.  The incident came to light of very late.

The man is identified as Ravindran (69) and woman is identified as Uma (60) of Vannarpete in Vivek Nagar. Kerala-based Ravindran was running a cloth shop and stitching army uniforms too. He was living with Kodagu-based Uma at Vannarpete since 1999.

The door of their house was locked for the last three days and foul smell was emanating from the house. Suspecting foul-play, the house owner called Rithvin, son of Ravindran who lives in Domlur. The incident came to light when they came and opened the door. The reasons for killing Uma are not yet ascertained. The bodies were in mutilated condition. The bodies were sent for postmortem. Vivek Nagar police registered a case and investigating.



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New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested five of a family for allegedly assaulting a police officer and snatching his service pistol during a raid in the Sultanpuri area, an official said on Wednesday.

The accused are Rajender (50), his sons Ritik (24), Sachin (29), Abhishek (26), and his daughter Komal (22). 

The incident occurred on September 2, when a team from the Anti-Narcotics Task Force arrested Alka, wife of Rajender, for possession of heroin, police said.

During the raid, Alka's family members attacked a police officer with sticks and bricks and snatched his service pistol, mobile phone, and wallet. However, the officer managed to recover his service pistol, they said.

Police said that an FIR was registered and an investigation was launched.

Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the accused, absconding since the incident, from a flat in Raghubir Nagar in Delhi.