Man stabs ex-girlfriend in Mumbai, kills himself by slitting his throat
Mumbai, Oct 24 (PTI): A 24-year-old man attacked his former girlfriend with a knife in Mumbai’s Byculla area on Friday morning, then slit his own throat and died, police said.
Kalachowki resident Sonu Barai targeted Manisha Yadav, also 24, on a road around 11 am, nearly two weeks after the two broke up, an official said.
Yadav, who sustained serious injuries in the attack, is being treated in a hospital, he said.
Barai suspected that Yadav was seeing someone else, which had led to a fight between the two. They eventually ended their relationship, the official said.
On Friday morning, Barai called his former girlfriend to meet, but carried a kitchen knife with him.
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When Yadav arrived, Barai stabbed her two to three times. The injured woman ran to save her life and entered a nursing home. However, the man chased her and again slashed her inside the medical facility, the official said.
Others present there tried to intervene, but could not do much as Barai was angry and armed. Just then, someone threw a stone at Barai, which made him realise that he won’t be able to escape, the official said.
Barai slit his throat and died at the spot due to excessive blood loss, the official said.
Yadav, who was grievously injured, was rushed to a nearby hospital, he said, adding that police have registered a case and launched a probe.
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Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa laid to rest with full state honours
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa was laid to rest with full state honours on Monday.
The 94-year-old former minister, who passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Sunday, was cremated at the Kalleshwara Mill premises, following Veerashaiva-Lingayat traditions.
Earlier in the day, Shivashankarappa's mortal remains were brought to his native Davanagere, where they were kept at the high school grounds for the public, his followers, and well-wishers to pay their last respects.
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Expressing deep sorrow over his demise, the Karnataka government ordered that his last rites be performed with full state honours.
Both the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Council also mourned his passing, adjourning their sessions for the day after paying tributes.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM D K Shivakumar, AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa, several ministers, opposition leaders, legislators, and political figures paid their respects.
A number of seers from the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community also attended the last rites.
Shivashankarappa represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for some time before succumbing to age-related ailments.
The senior-most legislator in Karnataka, Shivashankarappa, was also one of the longest-serving lawmakers in the country, sources said.
He is survived by three sons, including S S Mallikarjun, the Karnataka Minister for Mines, Geology, and Horticulture, and four daughters. His daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is the Member of Parliament from Davanagere.
A six-time MLA, Shivashankarappa also served as a minister and an MP.
He was a prominent educationist, establishing several educational institutions, and was an industrialist.
Additionally, he served as the treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for decades and was the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
