Under-trial female convict found dead in Kerala
Kannur (Kerala) Aug 24 : A controversial female under-trial convict from Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's home village, was found dead in a jail near here on Friday, police said.
Soumya, 28, was arrested in April after she confessed to killing her parents and her nine-year-old daughter by poisoning them in a gap of four months this year.
After her arrest, she was kept at the Kannur Women's Jail, billed as a high security prison, where she was found hanging . The body has been moved to a district hospital for autopsy.
Soumya, who had separated from her husband, had told interrogators that she killed her parents and daughter in order to live with her lover.
She was arrested after Vijayan intervened in the murder case. The police has started a probe into the alleged suicide.
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Kerala Court issues arrest warrant against Baba Ramdev over misleading advertisements
Palakkad: A Kerala court has issued a bailable arrest warrant against self-styled yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his associate Acharya Balakrishna following allegations of misleading advertisements for Patanjali Ayurved products. The Palakkad district court took the action on Thursday, January 16, based on a complaint filed by the state’s drug regulators.
The case stems from allegations that advertisements claimed certain Patanjali products could cure ailments like high blood pressure and diabetes, which is prohibited under the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954.
The complaint was initiated by Kannur-based ophthalmologist Dr. K.V. Babu, who filed grievances with state and central authorities in 2022. He also approached the Prime Minister’s Office in January 2024. Acting on these complaints, Kerala’s drugs control department directed its offices across the state in November 2023 to pursue legal action against Patanjali.
Court records from January 16 state, “Complainant absent. All accused served. Bailable warrant to all accused.”
This development follows a warning from the Supreme Court to states and Union Territories regarding contempt action if they fail to act against misleading advertisements.
