Unmarried woman dies while trying to deliver baby alone in UP
She was reportedly watching videos on delivering baby
Gorakhpur (UP), Mar 11: A 25-year-old unmarried woman died while attempting to deliver a baby alone in her rented room at Bilandpur here, police said Monday.
According to sources, the woman was reportedly watching a video on giving birth on her mobile.
She was a native of Bahraich and living in Gorakhpur for the last four years and was preparing for competitive exams, police said.
Four days ago, she took a room on rent in Bilandpur area and on Sunday, the other tenants noticed blood coming out of the door of her room, police said.
After reaching the spot, police found the woman and her baby lying in a pool of blood.
The woman's body was later taken for postmortem.
"The woman was 25 years old and unmarried. She died in an attempt to deliver baby alone in her room in which she came to live on rent just four days ago. However, she was living in Gorakhpur for the last four years and was preparing for competitive exams," said Ravi Rai, the SHO of Cantt police station.
"No FIR was lodged as the family did not give any complaint letter and they also did not reveal anything about the man with whom she was having an affair," he said.
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Fire at mass marriage event attended by Dy CM Shivakumar, nobody affected
Raichur (Karnataka) (PTI): Fire broke out near the stage of the mass marriage event that was attended by Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar here, police said on Sunday.
Nobody was affected, and the fire was immediately put out, they said.
The fire was noticed shortly after Shivakumar and other dignitaries left the stage, and Forest Minister Eshwaran Khandre was speaking to the media at the venue in Sindhanur, officials said.
According to officials, wires, speakers, and cloth materials near the stage caught fire, allegedly due to a short circuit.
Police personnel present at the spot quickly swung into action and extinguished the fire.
The programme was halted for some time and resumed later, they said.
Several ministers, legislators and political leaders from the region, and actor Sudeep had attended the event.
