Taunted for skin colour, woman poisons food; five died, 120 fell sick
RAIGAD: She hated it when she was mocked for her dark complexion. Jokes about her cooking also irritated her. And when she was fed up with her relatives' constant taunts, she decided to take action. The 28-year-old allegedly poisoned food at her relative's house-warming party in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Monday. Five people died, including four children, and 120 guests fell sick after consuming the food, police said.
Pragya Survase, a housewife, allegedly mixed insecticide in the food and served it to the guests at her relative Subhash Mane's home in Mahad village. Even children weren't spared.
Soon after the dinner, they complained of stomach aches and began to vomit incessantly. They were rushed to different hospitals one after the other. The police in Mahad, about 75 km from Mumbai, was informed who found out that all of them had eaten at the same event. The food sample sent for analysis confirmed the presence of insecticide, the police said.
They began investigation and found insecticide near the relative's house. The police spoke to the guests and Ms Survase's answers drew their suspicion. She was further interrogated after which she confessed to poisoning the food to avenge humiliation.
She was arrested and a case of murder, attempt to murder and other offences was filed against her.
Ms Survase, who got married two years ago, was often criticised for her dark complexion and lack of cooking skills, police said. She held a grudge against her family and relatives and eventually decided to kill them all, police said.
When she was invited to a relative's house-warming party, she sensed an opportunity. She showed up at the event, poisoned the food and helped serve it.
Four children between the ages of seven to 13 and a 53-year-old man died of food poisoning, an officer said.
"She has confessed to the crime citing marital, family disputes. Further investigations are on," said Raigad Superintendent of Police Anil Paraskar told news agency ANI.
Five days later, several victims are still undergoing treatment at the hospital while others have been discharged.
courtesy : ndtv.com
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Software engineer dies by electrocution amid work pressure in Chennai
Chennai: A 38-year-old software engineer, Karthikeyan, allegedly electrocuted himself at his residence in Thazhambur, near Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR), on Thursday night. His wife, Jayarani, discovered his body after returning from a temple visit, according to police reports.
Karthikeyan, originally from Theni, had been working at a software firm in Pallavaram for 15 years. He lived with his wife and two children, aged 10 and 8. Police revealed that Karthikeyan had been struggling with depression due to work-related stress and had been undergoing treatment at a hospital in Medavakkam for the past two months.
Earlier in the week, Jayarani had left for a trip to Thirunallaru temple with friends, leaving her children with her mother. When she returned home on Thursday night, she found the door locked from the inside. After receiving no response to her knocks, she used a spare key to enter the house, where she found her husband unconscious, wrapped in electrical wires connected to the main junction box.
Neighbours were alerted, and they informed the Thazhambur police. Police arrived at the scene and sent Karthikeyan’s body for post-mortem to Chromepet Government Hospital. Police have registered a case of unnatural death and are investigating possible underlying causes.
