Retired teacher found dead in pool of blood at home in Kerala's Kochi
Kochi (PTI): A retired teacher was found dead in a pool of blood at her residence in Ponnekara here, police said on Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as Vanaja C R (70).
According to police, Vanaja lived with her sister’s son, who found her lying in a pool of blood inside the house around 9 pm on Friday.
Police reached the spot soon after and found multiple injuries on the body, an officer said.
A knife was also found near the body.
Preliminary examination showed that a vein on her wrist had been slit, and it is yet to be ascertained whether the death was a case of suicide or homicide, police said.
Police also noted that Vanaja had a pet dog that usually stayed inside the house, but it was found roaming on the streets on Friday.
CCTV footage from neighbouring houses is being examined, and fingerprint and forensic experts have inspected the house, police said.
The exact cause of death will be determined after the postmortem examination scheduled for Saturday.
Elamakkara police have registered a case of unnatural death, and further investigation is underway.
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Three arrested for killing Buddhist woman monk in Himachal
Shimla (PTI): Three people have been arrested for allegedly murdering a Buddhist woman monk in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh nearly a month ago, police said on Friday.
The accused -- Gagan Sharma (23), Vishal (23) and Gaurav Sharma (20), all residents of Mandi -- were arrested on Thursday night, police said.
According to police, the 78-year-old Buddhist woman monk, Orje Shoki, was found murdered in a cave near Sarkidhar village, following which a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted to nab the accused.
Mandi Superintendent of Police (SP) Vinod Kumar said that during the investigation, more than 50 suspects were questioned and DNA samples of several suspects were also collected.
After a detailed investigation, the accused were arrested from different locations on Thursday night, he said.
Kumar said all the accused are drug addicts and they committed the crime with the intention of looting the victim, so that they could buy drugs.
Efforts are on to nab two more accused wanted in the case. They will be put behind bars soon, the SP said.
