Bengaluru, May 5: Byappanahalli police have arrested a woman and her daughter on charges of beating a minor girl to death from a metal pipe for driving away an evil spirit from the girl.

Suspecting that a 13-year-old girl is possessed by the evil spirit, a woman and her daughter have beaten the girl with metal pipe. Severely injured girl succumbed to the injuries, according to police.

The arrested are identified as Pramila Sagayam and her daughter Ramya S of Vignana Nagar near Byappanahalli. As per the complaint from the victim’s mother Gayatri, the accused have tortured the girl for the same reason a few months back.

It is said that Gayatri has reportedly admitted to Pramila that her daughter is obsessed with watching television and mobile phones constantly. Then, Pramila was reportedly said that ‘she was suffering from an evil spirit due to which she has been behaving like so’ and made Gayatri to believe that she would free the girl from the evil spirit. In order to ‘free’ the girl from evil spirit, Gayatri had left her daughter with Pramila. In order to make the girl free from the ghost, both the accused have beaten the girl with iron rod due to which, the girl succumbed to the injuries. But Pramila warned Gayatri not to disclose this issue with anybody. But Pramila herself has lodged a complaint against Gayatri alleging that the latter has killed her daughter. But when the police interrogated Gayatri and checked the wound marks on the body of the girl were not matched, the police arrested Pramila and enquired to spill the beans. The police said that the accused has tried to mislead the police by saying that Gayatri herself has killed her daughter upsetting over her TV mania.

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New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Harivansh on being elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman for the third time.

Harivansh, a nominated member of the House, was elected unopposed.

Congress President and Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge also congratulated Harivansh.

Speaking in the Upper House, Prime Minister Modi said that being elected for the third time in a row as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is, in itself, a profound expression of the trust that the House has in Harivansh.

Modi said the House has benefited greatly from Harivansh's experience in the past, and the efforts he has made to take everyone along.

"This is a tribute to his experience and an intuitive work style," the prime minister said.

Modi also said that Harivansh, who has been a journalist earlier, has held high standards of journalism. He further said that Harivansh has spent his MP LAD (local area development) funds for research projects at various universities.

The prime minister also lauded the contribution of Harivansh in instilling confidence among the younger generation in achieving the goal of a developed India.

Kharge expressed hope that the Deputy Chairman will take care of the opposition and give them adequate time in the House.

The Congress leader further said he was pained by the fact that the post of Deputy Speaker in the Lok Sabha has been vacant since 2019, which is contrary to the spirit of the Constitution.

Earlier, the Samajwadi Party and TMC staged a walkout when the motion to elect Harivansh was being adopted.