Five, including three children, found dead in Kochi house
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Kochi (PTI): Five persons, including three children, were found dead at a rented house at Vaduthala here on Saturday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Sreekumari (58), her daughter Aswathi Nair (36), two grandsons aged 14 and 4, and a two-year-old granddaughter.
They were natives of Vilappilsala in Thiruvananthapuram and had been staying in a rented house on Karsaka Road in Vaduthala.
Police suspect that the children were poisoned before Sreekumari and Aswathi hanged themselves.
According to police, the family had been living in the house since February for the treatment of the elder son at a nearby private hospital and were about to vacate the premises.
The incident came to light when a cable TV operator, who had come for work, noticed the two women hanging inside the room through a window and alerted others, police said.
The house owner and police soon reached the spot and initiated an investigation.
Police said Aswathi’s husband had died about eight months ago after the couple had separated.
He was allegedly suffering from liver disease due to alcoholism.
Following his death, neighbours and people close to the family had allegedly blamed Aswathi and her mother, officials said.
A police officer said the family was financially sound, as they were paying a monthly rent of Rs 35,000 and owned property and a house in Thiruvananthapuram.
Police said that a suicide note was recovered from the house.
The bodies were later shifted to Kalamassery Medical College, where postmortem examinations will be conducted on Sunday.
Ernakulam North Police have registered a case and begun an investigation.
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Prez Murmu to attend Shivakumara Swamiji Jayanti at Siddaganga Math on Apr 1
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Tumakuru (PTI): President Droupadi Murmu will visit Siddaganga Math in Tumakuru on April 1 to take part in the 119th birth anniversary celebrations of Shivakumara Swamiji, Union Minister V Somanna said on Saturday.
Shivakumara Swamiji, the pontiff of the renowned Siddaganga Math, passed away at the age of 111 on January 21, 2019 in Tumakuru.
The President is scheduled to arrive in Bengaluru on the evening of March 31 and travel to Tumakuru the next morning to attend the commemorative event and associated programmes at the Math, he said.
"On April 1, she will leave at 9 AM and reach Tumakuru by helicopter at 9.30 AM," Somanna said.
He said the President would visit the Samadhi (memorial) of Shivakumara Swamiji and interact with students of the Math before participating in the main stage programme of the birth anniversary celebrations.
"After arriving in Tumakuru, she will attend the programme and then proceed to the memorial. Around 10,000 children will be gathered at one place, and she will spend about five minutes interacting with them," he said.
The minister said several dignitaries, including District In-charge Minister Parameshwara, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and other elected representatives, would be present during the event.
Describing the visit as significant, Somanna said, "Her visit to Tumakuru city and district is a matter of great pride for us, and we should all come together to welcome it."
He said preparations are under way to ensure the smooth conduct of the programme, with officials and stakeholders coordinating arrangements for the high-profile visit.
