Atradi double murder case: Killer of mother-daughter duo nabbed by police within 48 hours of murder
Hiriyadka: In a major boost to the morale of local police, the team investigating the double murder case of a young mother and 10-year-old daughter have arrested the accused within 48 hours of the murder. The young woman identified as Cheluvi and her daughter were found murdered on May 8 at their residence at Mullagujje, Atradi here.
The arrested accused has been identified as Harish R aka Ganesha (29), a distant relative of late Cheluvi, police sources said.
The case was being investigated by a team of police officials led by Brahmavar Circle Police Inspector Anantha Padmanabha and comprised of Hiriyadka SI Anil B Madara, Kota SI Madhu BE, Probationary SI Manjunath, and Ravi B Karagi and staffs Raghavendra and Nitin.
According to the police investigation, Harish was taking advantage of Cheluvi’s widowhood while pestering her to marry him. He was also visiting her house frequently. However, it is learned that Harish was already married and had two children.
According to reports, Harish envied Cheluvi’s connection with other men over the phone and had an argument with Cheluvi while her daughter was asleep. In the heat of the argument, Harish fiercely murdered her by strangling her with a shawl, reports said.
Fearing testimony of the 10-year-old daughter, he murdered the child similarly, before escaping from the scene and going underground with jewelry worth Rs 50 thousand and the deceased's mobile phone, police said.
District superintendent of Police Vishnuvardhan lauded the investigating team for their efforts and congratulated them on cracking the case and arresting the accused within 48-hours of the crime.
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Ranji Trophy Final: Jammu and Kashmir tighten grip with 527/6 vs Karnataka on Day 2
Hubballi (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir piled on the agony for Karnataka, reaching a commanding 527 for six against the eight-time champions before bad light forced an early end to the second day of the Ranji Trophy final here on Wednesday.
Resuming on 284/2, J&K batters capitalised on a good surface with Kanhaiya Wadhawan and skipper Paras Dogra scoring 70 each to keep the scoreboard moving at a steady pace.
Shubham Pundir (121) had set the tone earlier, while Yawer Hassan (88) and Abdul Samad (61) ensured Karnataka bowlers were made to toil for long periods.
Sahil Lotra, who found a place in the XI due to Vanshaj Sharma's injury, grabbed his opportunity with a fluent unbeaten 57 at No. 7, becoming the sixth J&K batter to cross the 50-run mark.
Abid Mushtaq was unbeaten on 20 as J&K ended the day firmly in control.
For Karnataka, pacer Prasidh Krishna was the pick of the bowlers with 3/90, but it was largely a day of hard grind for the hosts, who rotated as many as six bowlers.
Karun Nair also rolled his arm over for a couple of overs of part-time off-spin in search of a breakthrough.
Brief Scores:
Jammu and Kashmir: 527/6 in 156 overs (Shubham Pundir 121, Yawer Hassan 88, Paras Dogra 70, Kanhaiya Wadhawan 70, Abdul Samad 61, Sahil Lotra 57 batting, Abid Mushtaq 20 batting; Prasidh Krishna 3/90) vs Karnataka.
