Bantwal: Woman ends life by jumping into Netravati river from moving train
Bantwal, Feb 15: A 27-year-old woman ended her life by jumping into the Netravati river here from a running train on Thursday morning, police sources said.
The deceased has been identified as M G Nayana, a native of Tumakuru, going by the details of the Aadhaar card in the bag she left behind in the train. She was travelling on a Kannur-Bengaluru-Mangaluru train.
The body of the woman, floating in the river, was later recovered by local diving experts and shifted to Bantwal government hospital for post-mortem.
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The exact identity of the woman and the motive for the extreme step are yet to be ascertained, sources said. Bantwal city police station ASI Devappa Vijayakumar visited the spot as part of the investigation.
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Youth kills mother, ends life on Bengaluru outskirts
Bengaluru, Jan 5: A woman was allegedly strangled to death by her son, who was in an inebriated state, before he took his life by hanging, in the old Chandapura area on the outskirts of the city, police said on Sunday.
The incident occurred on Saturday night, following a fight between the mother and son at their home, the police said.
The deceased have been identified as Lakshmi Devi (41) and her son Ramesh (21).
According to the police, Ramesh was an alcoholic, and the incident occurred after he quarrelled with his mother, who had objected to his drinking habits.
A case has been registered based on a complaint lodged by his father, Manjanna. Further legal proceedings will follow, the police said.
The family hailed from Vijayanagara district and lived in a rented house in the area, the police said, adding that Ramesh worked as a cleaner but was irregular in his duties.
