Woman arrested for killing step daughter in Karnataka's Bidar
Bidar (PTI): A woman has been arrested on charges of killing her six-year-old step-daughter by pushing her from the third floor of the building they were residing in, police said on Monday.
The incident occurred on August 27 in Adarsh Colony here, they said.
The accused woman, Radha, who is in her 20s, allegedly deliberately pushed the girl identified as Shanvi from the open terrace on the third floor of the building, and projected her cause of death as an accident, police said.
The girl's father Siddhant trusting his second wife's version of the incident filed a report with the Gandhi Ganj police station on August 28 stating that his daughter died after she allegedly slipped and fell from the third floor of the building, a senior police officer said.
However, the involvement of the girl's step-mother Radha came to light on Saturday after a neighbour found a footage of the incident captured in the CCTV camera installed in their vicinity, he said.
In the CCTV footage, according to police, Radha was seen walking suspiciously on the open terrace with the girl and seen deliberately pushing her off.
After examination of the CCTV footage and detailed investigation, a case of murder was registered on the complaint of the deceased's grandmother against the accused woman and she was arrested in this regard, a senior police officer said.
The deceased's mother had passed away in 2019 due to an illness, following which Siddhant, after a few years, married Radha, police said.
Siddhant and Radha have twin children from their marriage and during interrogation, she told police that she killed her step-daughter as she wanted the property to be divided only among her own children, they added.
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Explosion in Molakera village: Minister Eshwara Khandre inquiries about health of injured
Bidar: District In-charge Minister Eshwara Khandre visited the injured in the mysterious explosion that took place in Molakera village of Humnabad taluk and are currently undergoing treatment at the district hospital. The minister visited the hospital this morning and enquired about the health condition of the injured.
Speaking to reporters after the hospital visit, Khandre described the incident as deeply painful and unfortunate. “Yesterday’s explosion in Molakera village is extremely tragic. Four children sustained burn injuries, while two adults were seriously injured. One of them has been shifted to Solapur and the other to Hyderabad for advanced medical treatment,” he said.
He assured that all the injured are receiving proper medical care and that the district administration is closely monitoring their condition. “Doctors have been instructed to provide the best possible treatment to the injured,” the minister said.
Khandre said that a thorough investigation is underway to determine the cause of the explosion and identify those responsible. “The government has taken this incident very seriously. I met the Chief Minister yesterday and briefed him on the facts of the incident,” he said.
He further announced that the government will bear the entire cost of medical treatment for all the injured. “Strict legal action will be taken against whoever is found responsible after the investigation,” he assured, while appealing to the villagers not to panic
