Unemployed man jumps off flyover, dies
BENGALURU: A 41-year-old unemployed man committed suicide by jumping off the Dairy Circle flyover in Suddagunte Palya police limits on Tuesday night.
The deceased has been identified as Lakshmi Narayana, a native of Andhra Pradesh. A police officer said passersby, who found him in a pool of blood, arranged for an ambulance and alerted the SG Palya police. “Lakshmi Narayana left behind a suicide note stating that no one was responsible for his death.
His wife Ganga made a statement before the police that he was in depression and did not share any problems with her. The house owner Rajashekar also told the police that the couple had no issues ever since they shifted their house”, the officer added.
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Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal passes away at 90
Mumbai, Dec 24: Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who heralded the Indian parallel cinema movement in the 1970s and 1980s with films such as "Ankur", "Nishant" and "Manthan", died on Monday, his daughter Pia said. He was 90.
The filmmaker passed away at Mumbai's Wockhardt Hospital due to chronic kidney disease, Pia Benegal told PTI.
"He passed away at 6.38 pm at Wockhardt Hospital Mumbai Central. He had been suffering from chronic kidney disease for several years but it had gotten very bad. That's the reason for his death," she said.
Wockhardt Hospital sources said Benegal had been admitted in the ICU.
In his prolific career, Benegal made films on diverse issues, documentaries and television serials, including "Bharat Ek Khoj" and "Samvidhaan". He had celebrated his 90th birthday just 10 days ago on December 14.
The director told PTI on the occasion that he had to frequently visit the hospital and was on dialysis.
Benegal is survived by his wife Nira Benegal and daughter.
His films include "Bhumika", "Junoon", "Mandi", "Suraj Ka Satvaan Ghoda", "Mammo" and "Sardari Begum", most counted as classics in Hindi cinema.
The director's most recent work was the 2023 biographical "Mujib: The Making of a Nation".
