TV anchor Chandan’s wife kills son, tries to commit suicide
Bengaluru, May 31: Depressed over the death of her husband TV anchor Chandan in a road accident a week before in Davangere, his wife Veena reportedly killed their son Tushar (13) by slitting his throat before trying to commit suicide by consuming acid, in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Now, Veena (38) is in a critical condition and currently undergoing treatment at Victoria hospital. They were residing in Someshwara extension in Doddaballapur.
Chandan was working as a host in a Television channel. He was died in the road accident that took place near Davangere on May 24. With his death, Veena and Tushar were shocked. Unable to come out of the pain of her husband’s death, Veena has decided to commit suicide. Before killing herself, she wanted to kill her son Tushar by slitting his throat. After killing her son, she consumed acid to kill herself. But as usual, the school has come to pick up Tushar. Noticing that the door was locked, the bus attender pushed the door and the news came to light. Later, Veena was admitted to the hospital and Doddaballapur police registered a case.
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Online fraud: Hotel chef from Udupi cheated of over Rs 1 lakh by WhatsApp contact
Udupi: Udupi City Police have registered a case of online fraud after a 62-year-old hotel chef was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.13 lakh by a woman who befriended him on WhatsApp, claiming to be based in London.
The victim, identified as Pandu Kariappa Poojary, a resident of Kuthpadi in Udupi, was working at a hotel in Mangaluru.
He reportedly came into contact with a woman identifying herself as Emilda William on WhatsApp. During their interactions, she told Poojary that she planned to start a cosmetics and hotel business in India and would meet him during a visit to Mangaluru.
On April 7, Emilda sent Poojary a flight ticket from London to Delhi via WhatsApp. The following day, Poojary received a phone call from a woman who informed him that Emilda had arrived at Delhi airport carrying a demand draft worth Rs 5 crore along with other items. The caller allegedly asked him to pay Rs 70,000.
Subsequently, Poojary also received a call from Emilda, who was reportedly crying and spoke about the situation. Believing the claims, he transferred a total of Rs 1,13,300 in phases using a scanner. He later realised that he had been cheated.
