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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Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.

“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.

Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”

Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”

“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.

When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”

The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.