Govt. decides to give Rs. 7 lakh along with site to Kodagu victims: Minister S.R. Mahesh
Madikeri: “The state government has decided to provide Rs. 7 lakh along with a site for house construction to those who have lost their homes in the Kodagu natural disaster”, informed Minister for Tourism, Sugar and Sericulture Sa Ra Mahesh, who is also the District in-charge minister.
Speaking at a function in K.R. Nagar, he said, Rs 6 lakh would be provided by the state government and one lakh from central disaster relief fund. Also, Rs 1 lakh to repair the damaged house, Rs. 50,000 to purchase necessary items, and Rs 10,000 a month to live in a rented house until their homes are constructed." he said.
Rs. 50,000 each to victim families
The government has decided to compensate Rs 50,000 each for landslides and flood victims in the district.
As per the SDRF/NDRF guidelines, Rs.1,800 for clothing and Rs. 2,000 for essential materials (total Rs. 3,000), can be paid to those whose homes have damaged in natural disasters. But this (amount) is not enough. Therefore we have taken this decision. The victims had requested to increase the compensation during the recent visit of the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, District in-charge minister, and several other ministers. This decision was taken in response to their request, which has been approved by the Cabinet.
At a cabinet meeting held on Thursday, it has been decided to give more compensation to the victims from the available Rs. 62 crore in Chief Minister's Relief Fund and the NDRF fund.
In all, 1,156 houses have been damaged in the district. of which, 186 destroyed, 530 severely damaged, 404 partially damaged. In all Rs. 5.78 crore is required to pay Rs. 50,000 to each victim family.
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Jharkhand horror: Man kills live-in partner, chops body into 40 pieces
Ranchi (PTI): A 25-year-old man, who works as a butcher, allegedly strangled to death his live-in partner and chopped her body into 40 to 50 pieces in a forested area in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Naresh Bhengra, was arrested.
The matter came to light after around a fortnight after the killing when a stray dog was found with human body parts near Jordag village in Jariagarh police station on November 24.
Bhengra was in a live-in relationship with the deceased, a 24-year-old woman also from Khunti district, in Tamil Nadu for the past couple of years. Sometime back, he returned to Jharkhand, got married to another woman without telling his partner anything and went back to the southern state without his wife to join her.
"The brutal incident occurred on November 8 when they reached Khunti as the accused who had married another woman did not wish to take her home. Instead, he took her to a forest near his house at Jordag village in Jariagarh police station and chopped the body into pieces. The man has been arrested," Khunti Superintendent of Police Aman Kumar told PTI.
Inspector Ashok Singh who investigated the case said the man worked in a butcher shop in Tamil Nadu and was expert in slicing chicken.
“He admitted chopping the body parts of the woman into 40 to 50 pieces before leaving those in the forest for wild animals to feast on. The police recovered several parts on November 24 after a dog in the area was seen with a hand," Singh told PTI.
Singh said that the woman, who was unaware of his marriage, pressured him to return to Khunti. After reaching Ranchi, they boarded a train on November 24 and headed to the man's village.
"Under a plan, the man took her to Khunti in an autorickshaw near his home and asked her to wait. He returned with sharp weapons and strangulated her with her dupatta after raping her. He then cut the body into 40 to 50 pieces and left for his home to live with his wife," Singh said.
The woman, however, had informed her mother that she had boarded a train and would be living with her partner, the police officer said.
Following the recovery of body parts, a bag was also found in the forest with the murdered woman's belongings including her Aadhaar card. The mother of the woman was called at the spot and she identified her daughter's belongings.
"The mother suspected the man behind the crime who after being nabbed by the police admitted to chopping the woman into pieces," the official added.
The incident has sent shockwaves among people in the region, with the Shraddha Walker murder case of 2022 still fresh in their memory.
Walker was killed by her live-in partner who chopped her body into pieces before dumping them in the jungle in South Delhi’s Mehrauli.
