Elderly couple in Belagavi allegedly commits suicide for fear of digital arrest
Belagavi: In a first case of suicide in the district fearing digital arrest, a elderly couple residing in Beedi village of Khanapur taluk allegedly committed suicide on Thursday evening for fear of threats by cyber frauds.
The deceased man, identified as Drogger Santan Nazareth (82) of Christian Galli in Beedi village, was found in a pool of blood in the underground water tank of his house while his wife Flavia (79) was seen by the neighbours, lying lifeless inside the house.
The police officers, who visited the residence on being informed by the neighbours, conducted an inspection and found a suicide note, a sickle and Drogger’s mobile phone. Nandgad police have taken the phone, the sickle as well as the suicide note into their custody.
The hand-written two-page suicide note in English said that the husband and wife had decided to end their lives, but no one was to be blamed as they did not wish to live at someone else’s mercy.
Drogger, in the two-page note, added they had received a call from a man identifying himself as Sumit Birra from Delhi and claiming to be a government official. Birra had told Drogger that his mobile phone was being used for illegal advertisements. He connected Drogger to another person Anil Yadav, who narrated the consequences of the situation, the senior citizen said, adding that Flavia and he were ending their lives as they did not wish to live under the mercy of some else.
The deceased man has asked friends to use his wife’s gold jewelry to clear the money he had borrowed from them. Drogger additionally asked that their remains be donated to a medical institution for use at the laboratory. The couple had no children.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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JDU leader resigns from party over its stand on Waqf Bill
Patna, April 3 (PTI): Senior JD(U) leader Mohammed Qasim Ansari on Thursday resigned from the party and all his posts, criticising the party's support for the Waqf Amendment Bill, which was passed in the Lok Sabha despite widespread opposition.
In a letter to JD(U) president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Ansari expressed deep disappointment, saying the party’s stance had shattered the trust of millions of Indian Muslims who believed JD(U) would uphold secular values.
In his letter to Kumar, he said, "Millions of Indian Muslims like us had unwavering faith in you as a flag bearer of a truly secular ideology. However, that belief has now been shattered. The stand taken by JD(U) on the Waqf Bill Amendment Act 2024 has deeply shocked millions of dedicated Indian Muslims and activists. We are extremely disheartened by the manner in which Lallan Singh delivered his speech and supported this bill in the Lok Sabha."
