Tigress declared ‘man-eater’ found dead in Wayanad
Wayanad: A tigress, which was declared a man-eater and facing a shoot-at-sight order, was found dead in the forest areas of Wayanad in Kerala during the early hours of Monday.
Kerala Forest Department officials said that the animal found dead was the one that killed Radha, a 40-year-old plantation worker at Pancharakolli in the Wayanad district last week.
Officials stated that the suspected man-eater was spotted around 2:30 a.m. on Monday. Reports indicate that an attempt to tranquilize the animal was unsuccessful, and it was later found dead. There were no attempts to shoot it.
Dr Arun Zachariah, chief forest veterinary surgeon and a member of the search team, mentioned that the tigress’s body showed both old and fresh wounds. Some of the injuries appeared to have been inflicted during encounters with other animals in the forest.
An autopsy will be conducted shortly to find the cause of death of the animal.
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UP: Fake IAS officer marries woman, flees with Rs 15 lakh dowry
Gorakhpur (UP) (PTI): A newly married man fled with the Rs 15 lakh given to him as dowry by the bride's family, and it came to light later that he was an alleged serial scammer, police said on Sunday.
The accused, identified as Pritam Kumar Nishad from Etawah, allegedly posed as an IAS officer to deceive the woman into marrying him. He is currently absconding with his sister, and a case has been filed against him for cheating, dowry harassment, and forgery, officials said.
According to the police, the woman's family claimed that they spent nearly Rs 30 lakh for the wedding that was solemnised on March 11.
The match was arranged through a matrimonial group, where the accused introduced himself as an IAS officer, sharing purported interview clips, office visuals, and photographs with politicians to gain the family's trust.
Despite initially claiming he would marry without dowry, the accused allegedly demanded Rs 15 lakh shortly before the engagement. The bride's family paid Rs 10 lakh in cash during the engagement and the remaining Rs 5 lakh on the wedding day, the police said.
The fraud came to light on Saturday after the woman reached Etawah, and a wedding attendee informed the family that the accused was not a civil servant. When her relatives visited the address provided by him, they found her in a small rented room, while the accused and his sister had fled, the police added.
The woman has also alleged that the accused planned to take her to Goa and sell her, and accused him of inappropriate behaviour.
The police suspect that the accused may have been involved in multiple such marriages in the past. Based on a complaint lodged at the cantonment police station, an FIR was registered on Saturday evening.
Senior Superintendent of Police Dr Kaustubh said efforts are underway to arrest the accused.
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