Koppal: Man attempts to kill four-month pregnant sister over inter-caste marriage
Koppal: An incident was reported from Handral village in Koppal taluk on Wednesday, where a man allegedly attacked his four-month pregnant sister with an axe in an attempt to kill her.
The injured woman has been identified as Meenakshi, a native of Chittapur. She was seriously injured in the attack. The accused has been identified as her brother, Manjunath.
According to the information, Meenakshi, who belongs to the Kuruba community, had married a man from the Nayaka community about a year ago. The couple had been living in another village since their marriage. She had recently come to Handral village to attend a relative’s wedding.
Police said that the accused allegedly attacked Meenakshi at her house after noticing her presence in the village. As she tried to escape towards the wedding venue, he reportedly followed her and assaulted her with an axe, causing injuries to her head, back, and left hand in front of the gathering.
The injured woman was immediately shifted to Koppal District Hospital, where she is undergoing treatment.
Koppal District Superintendent of Police Dr. Ram L. Arasiddi visited the hospital and gathered information about the incident.
As of now, no case has been officially registered. Further details are awaited.
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Former South Korean President Yoon receives life sentence for imposing martial law
Seoul (AP): Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.
Judge Jee Kui-youn said he found Yoon guilty of rebellion for mobilizing military and police forces in an illegal attempt to seize the liberal-led National Assembly, arrest politicians and establish unchecked power for a “considerable” time.
Yoon is likely to appeal the verdict.
A special prosecutor had demanded the death penalty for Yoon, saying his actions posed a threat to the country's democracy and deserved the most serious punishment available, but most analysts expect a life sentence since the poorly-planned power grab did not result in casualties.
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South Korea has not executed a death row inmate since 1997, in what is widely seen as a de facto moratorium on capital punishment amid calls for its abolition.
As Yoon arrived in court, hundreds of police officers watched closely as Yoon supporters rallied outside a judicial complex, their cries rising as the prison bus transporting him drove past. Yoon's critics gathered nearby, demanding the death penalty.
The court also convicted and sentenced several former military and police officials involved in enforcing Yoon's martial law decree, including ex-Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun, who received a 30-year jail term for his central role in planning the measure and mobilizing the military.
Yoon, a staunch conservative, has defended his martial law decree as necessary to stop liberals, whom he described as “anti-state” forces, from obstructing his agenda with their legislative majority.
The decree lasted about six hours before being lifted after a quorum of lawmakers managed to break through a military blockade and unanimously voted to lift the measure.
Yoon was suspended from office on December 14, 2024, after being impeached by lawmakers and was formally removed by the Constitutional Court in April 2025. He has been under arrest since last July while facing multiple criminal trials, with the rebellion charge carrying the most severe punishment.
Last month, Yoon was sentenced to five years in prison for resisting arrest, fabricating the martial law proclamation and sidestepping a legally mandated full Cabinet meeting before declaring the measure.
The Seoul Central Court has also convicted two of Yoon's Cabinet members in other cases. That includes Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who received a 23-year prison sentence for attempting to legitimize the decree by forcing it through a Cabinet Council meeting, falsifying records and lying under oath. Han has appealed the verdict.
