Jiu-Jitsu player Rohini Kalam found hanging at home in MP, family cites job-related stress
Dewas: Indian Jiu-Jitsu athlete Rohini Kalam was reportedly found dead at her residence in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday in a suspected case of suicide.
The 35-year-old, who had represented India in international Jiu-Jitsu competitions and won a bronze medal at the 8th Asian Championship in Abu Dhabi, was also employed as a martial arts coach at a local school.
According to a report published by NDTV, Kalam's father, a retired Bank Note Press employee, and her mother and sister were all away from home when the suspected suicide took place. Upon returning, her sister Roshni Kalam reportedly found her hanging inside the house. She was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, but doctors declared her dead on arrival.
Preliminary investigation suggests suicide, although no note has been recovered from the scene so far.
Family members have alleged that Rohini had been under severe work-related stress. “She was worried about her job. The faculty at her school were troubling her. Her school's principal was troubling her. I could sense it from the way she was speaking on her phone,” NDTV quoted Roshni as saying.
Rohini’s father said she aspired to crack the UPSC examination and become an IPS officer, and had also been pursuing the state’s Vikram Award for two years. He added that she had been facing pressure at work and had been resisting marriage proposals.
Family members also mentioned that Rohini had undergone surgery for a stomach lump recently and had been dealing with health issues since then.
Police have registered a case at the Bank Note Press police station and have begun investigating the circumstances leading to her death.
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Businessman lured by FB friend, attacked for extortion in K'taka; 4 held
Madikeri (Karnataka) (PTI): Four people were arrested for allegedly assaulting, illegally confining and attempting to extort money from a 39-year-old businessman who was lured through a honeytrap set up on social media, police said on Monday.
The accused have been identified as Rachana, Malati, Darshan and Ravi.
Police said efforts are underway to nab the remaining suspects involved in the incident, which occurred on December 12 in Madikeri, the district headquarters of Kodagu.
According to the complaint, the victim, a resident of Maddur taluk in Mandya district, was befriended by a woman identified as Rachana through Facebook, who later sought financial assistance and received Rs 5,000 from him via PhonePe on November 28.
When he asked her to return the money, the woman allegedly asked him to travel to Mysuru or Kushalnagar, promising to meet him.
The police said the woman later called the victim to Madikeri on December 12 and took him to a house near the market area, where they spent some time and consumed alcohol in the evening.
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Later that night, citing an emergency, the woman left the house. After her departure, three men allegedly broke into the house and attacked the victim, assaulting him with a stick and the handle of a sword, causing injuries to his face, mouth, chest and leg, the FIR stated.
The complainant alleged that he was forcibly confined, stripped and a nude video of him was recorded. The accused also allegedly threatened him with a toy gun, demanding Rs 50 lakh and warning that the video would be uploaded on social media if the money was not paid.
Police said the victim was held captive and somehow managed to escape in the early hours of December 13. However, after he escaped, the accused allegedly attempted to kidnap him in an autorickshaw, an incident that was captured on CCTV cameras.
Based on his complaint at the Madikeri Town police station, a case was registered under Sections 310(2) (dacoity), 127(2) (wrongful confinement), 118(1) (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, a senior police officer said.
“Four accused, including two women, have been arrested. Efforts are on to nab two more absconding accused. Further investigation is on,” he added.
