Prayagraj (PTI): Former BJP MLA from the Meja constituency in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, Neelam Karwaria passed away at a private hospital in Hyderabad. She was 55.

Vachaspati, the current Apna Dal MLA from the Bara constituency, said Karwaria had been admitted to the hospital around 10 days ago for a liver transplant. Her condition deteriorated on Thursday night, leading to her demise.

She is survived by her husband, Udaybhan Karwaria, and their three children: daughters Samriddhi and Sakshi, and son Saksham.

Neelam Karwaria was elected to the Meja seat on a BJP ticket in 2017.

Udaybhan Karwaria, a former BJP MLA from the Bara constituency, was released from the Naini Central Jail on July 25 after serving nearly nine years. He had been convicted in the murder case of former Samajwadi Party MLA Jawahar Yadav and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

He was later released on the Governor's recommendation.

Neelam Karwaria's body is expected to be brought back to Prayagraj this afternoon.

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Udupi: The body of a 55-year-old lecturer of the Udupi Sanskrit College, who had gone missing recently, was found in the waters of well of his house on Saturday.

The lecturer, Ganapathi Bhat, was from Sirsi in Uttara Kannada and a bachelor. He was living in a rented house near the MGM College in Udupi.

Bhat’s death is suspected to be a case of suicide due to depression over personal problems.

Officers from the Udupi Town Police Station, where a missing complaint was earlier filed, arrived at the lecturer’s house on learning that his body had been found in the well there.

The fire brigade staff retrieved the body from the waters in the well. The body was taken to the Udupi District Hospital for a post-mortem examination with help of social activist Nithyananda Olakadu.

(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)