Bengaluru: Discrimination against girl child; Man kills newborn daughter
Bengaluru: In yet another act of discrimination against the girl child, a man allegedly killed his 20-day-old daughter in the limits of Banaswadi police station.
The incident took place on Thursday night at Subbanapalya in the city. Gokul, a cleaner in a swimming pool, is accused of committing this act.
A native of Nepal, Gokul, has been residing in Bengaluru along with his wife. Gokul’s wife gave birth to a baby girl recently. This angered Gokul as he wanted a son. In a complaint filed by Gokul’s wife with Banaswadi police station, she mentioned: “Gokul killed the baby because it was a female.”
The police have arrested Gokul and the interrogation is on.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
