Woman dies by suicide using husband's rifle in UP's Kaushambi
Kaushambi (UP) (PTI): A woman allegedly committed suicide by shooting herself with her husband's licensed rifle on Saturday morning, police here said.
The woman was identified as Sangeeta Devi (42), wife of Karan Singh, a resident of Purab Sharira village in the police station area.
According to police, Sangeeta shot herself with her husband's licensed rifle, following which her husband took her to the district hospital with his family members, where doctors declared her dead.
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rajesh Kumar Singh said that he reached the spot after receiving the information, and preliminary investigation revealed that Sangeeta was suffering from depression.
She was undergoing treatment for it in Prayagraj, Singh said.
The body has been sent for post-mortem, and further investigation is underway, Singh added.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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Meghalaya: Two more bodies found, toll in illegal coal mine blast reaches 27
Shillong (PTI): Two more bodies were found at the illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Saturday, taking the toll in the blast to 27, police said.
The bodies were found as a multiple-agency search was continuing in the Thangsku area of Umsngat village, where the blast happened on Thursday, they said.
Several people are still missing, and the search operation will continue, they added.
Work is also underway to verify the identities of the deceased, Superintendent of Police Vikash Kumar said.
A suo motu FIR has been registered at Khliehriat police station under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act and the Explosive Substances Act, police said.
So far, two accused, Forme Chyrmang (36) of Jalaphet Pordung village and Shamehi War (42) of Sutnga Pohwailong village, have been arrested in connection with the incident, they said.
