Davangere police clarify: No stone-pelting in banner dispute, says SP Uma Prashanth
Davangere: Superintendent of Police Uma Prashanth clarified that no stone-pelting or communal clashes took place in connection with a banner installation in Karl Marx Nagar, 13th Cross, Davangere.
In a statement, the SP said that a verbal altercation occurred last night over the issue of banner installation, but reports of stone-pelting or rioting were incorrect.
Upon receiving information, IGP Ravikanthe Gowda and SP Uma Prashanth visited the spot and reviewed the situation. According to police, members of one community objected to the installation of a flex banner, leading to a brief dispute between youths of two communities. However, the situation did not escalate into violence.
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UP woman found hanging at in-laws' home; family alleges dowry murder
Maharajganj (UP) (PTI): A 29-year-old married woman was found hanging at her in-laws' home here, with her in-laws claiming it was suicide while her mother alleging murder over dowry, police said on Sunday.
According to police, Anukriti (29) had married Manoj Gond six years ago and lived with her in-laws in Mahadeva village.
Her in-laws claimed that she died by suicide after allegedly hanging herself inside a room of the house on Saturday evening, police said.
After receiving information about the incident, a police team reached the spot and sent the body for a post-mortem.
Paniyara police station in-charge Sanjay Kumar Singh said that based on a complaint filed by the woman’s mother, a case was registered on Sunday against her husband Manoj Gond, mother-in-law Punam, father-in-law Sumer Gond, and brother-in-law Munna Gond.
The complainant alleged that Anukriti was being harassed for dowry by in-laws and was murdered over dowry-related demands, Singh said.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
