Start-up CEO held for killing minor son says she and her husband are estranged: Goa police
Panaji(PTI): The chief executive officer of a start-up company, who has been arrested in Karnataka for allegedly killing her four-year-old son in Goa, has told the police that she and her husband were estranged and "divorce proceedings" were on between them, a senior official said on Tuesday.
The official also said that the motive behind the murder is yet to be known as the accused woman has not been interrogated so far as she is being brought to Goa from the neighbouring state.
Suchana Seth, the 39-year-old CEO of a start-up company Mindful AI Lab, allegedly killed her minor son in Goa and then travelled with the body to neighbouring Karnataka. The Goa police arrested her from Chitradurga in Karnataka on Sunday night.
Talking to reporters, Superintendent of Police (North) Nidhin Valsan said, "A team of Goa police, which is investigating the case, is currently in Chitradurga district in Karnataka. The accused has been formally placed under arrest and is being brought to Goa. She will be here by this afternoon."
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The accused has been booked by the Calangute police under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 302 (murder) and 201 (destruction of evidence), and also under the Goa Children's Act, he said.
The SP said that the motive behind the murder would be established only after her interrogation.
"What she has told us till now is that she and her husband were estranged and that they are currently undergoing divorce proceedings," he said. The accused woman hails from West Bengal and has been living in Bengaluru, while her husband is from Kerala, the official said.
Her estranged husband is currently in Jakarta (Indonesia) and he has been informed about the incident, Valsan said. According to him, the accused woman had stuffed the child's body in her "luggage".
"The exact cause of his death would be established only after a post-mortem is conducted," he said.
The police earlier said that Seth had checked into a rented service apartment at Candolim in North Goa on January 6 along with her son. After staying there for two days, she informed the apartment staff that she wanted to go to Bengaluru for some work and asked them to arrange for a taxi.
Accordingly a vehicle was arranged on January 8 in which she left early in the morning. Later, when the apartment staff went to clean the room in which she stayed, they found blood stains on a towel. After that, the management of the apartment immediately informed the police.
The staff also informed that the woman's four-year-old son was not seen with her when she left the apartment and she was also carrying an unusually heavy bag. The police in Chitradurga (Karnataka) later checked the woman's bag in which they found the body of the child.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
