Davangere : Honour killing claims minor girl
Grandmother, father held
Davangere : Fearing the disrepute to the family, father and grandmother together allegedly killed their daughter at Maravanji village in Channagiri taluk in the district. The incident came to light of late.
The accused were identified as grandmother Dakshayanamma and her son Parameshwarappa.
The elder daughter (minor) of Parameshwarappa and Pushpa couple had eloped with a youth Praveen of the same village belonging to other cast a few months back. Later, her parents lodged a missing complaint at the Channagiri police station. The police traced both of them and brought them to Channagiri and handed over the girl to her parents, while the youth was sent to jail under POSCO Act.
After this, the girl tried to commit suicide by consuming sleeping pills. She was treated at McGann Hospital in Shivamogga and she was alright. Meanwhile, her parents tried to get her married. As Parameshwarappa was suffering from illness, he had gone to Manipal Hospital with his wife Pushpa. At that time, the girl who was with her grandmother, consumed poison due to depression. Suddenly, she informed her son over phone. As Parameshwarappa told his mother to kill his daughter as she brought disrespect to the family, the grandmother strangulated her with a rope and later, it was said that she committed suicide.
However, in the postmortem report, it was confirmed that the girl died because of strangulation. When the family members were interrogated, grandmother admitted that she has strangulated her on the words of her son. Now, the police arrested both mother and son in the case.
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Sanjay Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
Mumbai, Nov 25: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded a re-election in Maharashtra using ballot papers, claiming there were irregularities with the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Talking to reporters, Raut alleged several complaints about EVMs malfunctioning and questioned the integrity of the recently held elections.
The BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi managed 46 seats, with Shiv Sena (UBT) winning just 20 out of 95 seats it contested.
"We have received nearly 450 complaints regarding EVMs. Despite raising objections repeatedly, no action has been taken on these issues. How can we say these elections were conducted fairly? Hence, I demand that the results be set aside and elections be held again using ballot papers," Raut said.
Citing some instances, he said a candidate in Nashik reportedly received only four votes despite having 65 votes from his family, while in Dombivli, discrepancies were found in EVM tallies, and election officials refused to acknowledge the objections.
The Sena (UBT) leader also questioned the credibility of the landslide victories of some candidates, saying, "What revolutionary work have they done to receive more than 1.5 lakh votes? Even leaders who recently switched parties have become MLAs. This raises suspicions. For the first time, a senior leader like Sharad Pawar has expressed doubts about EVMs, which cannot be ignored."
Asked about the MVA's poor performance in the elections, Raut rejected the idea of blaming a single individual.
"We fought as a united MVA. Even a leader like Sharad Pawar, who commands immense respect in Maharashtra, faced defeat. This shows that we need to analyse the reasons behind the failure. One of the reasons is EVM irregularities and the misuse of the system, unconstitutional practices, and even judicial decisions left unresolved by Justice Chandrachud," he said.
Raut stressed that though internal differences might have existed within the MVA, the failure was collective.
He also accused the Mahayuti of conducting the elections in an unfair manner.
"I cannot call the elections fair given the numerous reports of discrepancies in EVMs, mismatched numbers, and vote irregularities across the state," Raut said.
