Kerala girl death: 'Missing' father held in Karnataka
Kochi, Apr 18: The police have taken into custody the 'missing' father of a minor girl, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances here last month.
Sanu Mohan was caught in Karnataka, nearly a month after he allegedly went missing, police said on Sunday.
"He is in our custody. He is being brought to Kochi", they said without elaborating.
Both Mohan and his 13-year-old daughter Vaiga had gone missing from their flat here since the night of March 20.
Two days later, Vaiga was found dead in a river here.
Police had been on the look out for Mohan since his mysterious disappearance following the incident.
A police team had gone to Kollur, Mukambika on Saturday after he was spotted in a hotel there.
Mohan, who is believed to have left Kochi in his car, had reportedly stayed in the hotel for six days since April 10.
Police suspect that the drowning of the girl in the river could be a case of planned murder.
They suspect that the victim was alive when she was thrown into water.
Kochi city police said it will hold a press conference on Monday in connection with the incident.
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Himanta resigns as Assam CM, paving way for formation of new govt
Guwahati (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday resigned along with his cabinet colleagues, paving the way for formation of a new government led by the BJP, officials said.
The BJP-led NDA bagged 102 seats in the 126-member assembly. The assembly elections were held in a single phase on April 9, and counting of votes took place on May 4.
"Following the formal notification of the results of #AssamElections2026 and to enable the formation of the new government, Dr @himantabiswa tendered his resignation as Chief Minister along with that of the council of Ministers to Hon'ble Governor Shri @Laxmanacharya54 today at Lok Bhawan," the Chief Minister's Office said in a post on X.
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The Governor has accepted the resignation, and requested Sarma to continue as the caretaker CM till the new government assumes office, it said.
Later, speaking to reporters outside the Lok Bhawan, Sarma said the oath-taking ceremony is likely to take place after May 11.
“As it was a historic win, we have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grace the occasion," he said.
The new Assam chief minister will be selected at a meeting of the BJP legislature party in presence of central observers, Sarma said.
