Russian man held for killing two female compatriots in north Goa
Panaji (PTI): Russian national Aleksei Leonov was arrested for allegedly killing compatriots Elena Vaneeva and Elena Kasthanova in north Goa on January 14 and January 15 in Arambol and Morjim villages, a police official said on Friday.
He killed his friend Elena Vaneeva (37) on her room at Morjim on January 14 by slitting her neck with a knife, the Mandrem police station official said.
As per the complaint by Vaneeva's landlady, the incident happened after 11 pm, he added.
The accused later went to to Arambol village, situated eight kilometres away, on January 15 evening to meet his friend Elena Kasthanova (37).
He tied her with rope-like material and later slit her throat, a Morjim police station official said.
Both bodies were recovered on Friday, as per police.
Leonov was arrested by Mandrem police and further probe into the double murders is underway.
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B’luru: Purple line services suspended for 2 hours on April 5; Check affected stations
Bengaluru: The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has announced a temporary suspension of metro services on a section of the Purple Line on April 5 due to maintenance work.
According to an official release, metro services will be suspended for two hours from 7:00 am to 9:00 am between Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station (Majestic) and Mysuru Road Metro Station. The disruption is due to essential maintenance work being carried out between Vijayanagar and Attiguppe stations.
However, services on all other sections of the network will operate as per schedule. These include:
* Challaghatta to Mysuru Road
* Majestic to Whitefield (Kadugodi)
* Madavara to Silk Institute
* R.V. Road to Bommasandra
Metro services between Majestic and Mysuru Road will resume normal operations after 9:00 am.
BMRCL has requested commuters to take note of the temporary disruption and plan their travel accordingly.
