Tumkur: Former MP C.P Mudalagiriyappa passes away
Tumkur: Former Member of Parliament C.P. Mudalagiriyappa passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Saturday. He was 84.
Mudalagiriyappa was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday following breathing problems, and succumbed without responding to treatment. He is survived by his wife Lakshmidevamma, daughter Dr. Kavitha, son former MLA Dr. CM Rajesh Gowda.
He started his political career through the Indian National Congress, entered the Legislative Assembly in his first attempt from the Sira constituency in 1985.
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Transitioning from state to national politics, he achieved success by winning the Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency in 1989, 1991, and 1998, serving as a representative in the Lok Sabha for three terms.
Meanwhile his son, Dr. C.M. Rajesh Gowda contested from a BJP ticket and was elected as an MLA in the 2020 by-election to the Sira constituency.
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Udupi: Two men from Belthangady awarded life imprisonment for attempt to murder a woman in 2022
Udupi: Two men from Belthangady have been sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Udupi for attempting to murder a woman in Manchikumeri in 2022.
The sentenced men, Mithun and Nagesh Poojary, are learned to have attempted to murder Sumathi, wife of Ramanath Rai, a resident of Manchikumeri, who had a Nandini Milk Parlour at Tiger Circle, Manipal.
On February 18, 2022, Sumathi was reportedly alone at home when, at around 7 pm, Mithun, learned to be her nephew, and his friend Poojary came to the house. As Sumathi opened the door, the duo barged in and tried to strangulate her with an intention of murdering her. Sumathi reportedly lost consciousness under the attack.
The men packed her body in a sack and were then putting the sack into a suitcase to carry the body out, when they noticed that Rai and neighbours had arrived. They are learned to have opened the door when Rai knocked the door and then tried to escape. They were, however, caught by the neighbours and handed over to the police.
Further, Sumathi was found by the group in an unconscious state inside the suitcase in the house. She was rushed to the Manipal Hospital and learned to have recovered after a week of medical treatment.
A case had been registered at the Manipal Police Station.
The Udupi Principal District and Sessions Court judge Kiran S Gangannavar, who heard the case, has declared both Mithun and Poojary guilty in the case. He has awarded them life imprisonment, fined them Rs 20,000 each and, under Column 325, sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment of 5 years and fined them Rs 5,000 each.
Judge Gangannavar has directed that, of the fine, Rs 45,000 be handed to the attack victim Sumathi as relief.
Jayarama Shetty represented the government as Public Prosecutor.
