Mandya: Bodies of lovers found in river; ‘honour killing’ suspected
Mandya, November 16: The bodies of a newly married couple found in Cauvery river separately near Shivanasamudra in Malavalli taluk. Police suspected that the couple might have been killed by the family members of the lady as it was an inter-caste marriage.
Last Wednesday, the body of a youth aged around 26 years was found in the Cauvery river near Shivanasamudra. When the Belakavadi police rushed and fished out the body, it was found that the youth was tied with the ropes and killed him by throwing him into the river. Close on the heels of this incident, the body of the woman was also found at the same spot and she was also tied with the ropes. Since they were lovers, they might have been killed by the family members, police suspected.
When the police investigated the incident, they found that both man and woman – named Nandeesh (26) and Swathi (19)- were from Chudagoundanahalli in Hosuru taluk in Tamil Nadu. But they were from different castes. Nandeesh who was working in a hardware company and Swathi who was studying her second B Com, were loving each other for the last two years. But the family members of the girl were strongly opposed their love affair. The family members of the girl quarreled with the father of the boy. After this incident, Swathi went out of her home saying that she would bring TC from Krishnagiri college and did not return home. But she has gone with Nandeesh and stayed at his house. Both of them married recently, police said.
Later, they were in unknown place. But a relative of Swathi noticed her when she had been to a programme at Hosur on November 10 and informed her parents. Her father and four others met the couple and forced them to come along with them to the police station and compromise there. They brought them in a car to the bank of Cauvery river near Shivanasamudra through NICE road at around 3 am. After alighting them from the car, they were thrashed black and blue. Later, the accused tied Nandeesh with ropes and dumped in the river. Later, Swathi was also assaulted, tied her legs and hands and dumped in the river, police said.
Belakavadi police registered a case against five persons including Swathi’s father and her uncle. They traced the whereabouts of the accused and they might arrest the accused by tomorrow, it is said.
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8 children between ages of 1 and 14 dead after mass shooting in Louisiana, police say
Shreveport(US) (AP): A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children in shootings at two different homes early Sunday in the nation's deadliest mass shooting in more than two years, police in Shreveport said.
The victims ranged in age from one to about 14 years old, said Shreveport police spokesperson Chris Bordelon. A total of 10 were shot and some of the children were related to the suspect, Bordelon said.
The gunman later died after a chase with officers who fired at the suspect, Bordelon said. The suspect stole a car while leaving the scene of the shootings and was followed by police, according to Bordelon.
Police did not release the name of the suspect but did say he was an adult male. The shootings were the result of a “domestic disturbance,” Bordelon said.
Officials said they were still gathering details at the crime scenes south of downtown Shreveport — the two homes and a third location.
“This is an extensive scene unlike anything most of us have ever seen,” he said.
It was the deadliest mass shooting in the US since eight people were killed in a Chicago suburb in January 2024, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
At a news conference outside the residence where one of the shootings occurred, officials appeared stunned, requesting patience and prayers from the community as they sorted through multiple crime scenes.
“I just don't know what to say, my heart is just taken aback,” Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith said. “I cannot begin to imagine how such an event could occur.”
“This is a tragic situation — maybe the worst tragic situation we've ever had,” said Tom Arceneaux, mayor of the city in northwestern Louisiana with about 180,000 residents. “It's a terrible morning.”
Louisiana State Police say their detectives have been asked by Shreveport police to investigate. In a statement, state police say no officers were harmed in the shooting that involved an officer after a police pursuit into Bossier City on Sunday morning.
State police are asking anyone with pictures, video or information to share it with state police detectives.
Louisiana Gov Jeff Landry said in a statement that he and his wife were heartbroken. “We're deeply grateful to the law enforcement officers and first responders working tirelessly on the scene,” he added.
