Bride comes to polling booth to cast vote first time
Mangaluru, May 12: A bride, dressed up in marriage costume, became the cynosure of all eyes at a polling station in Bhandaribettu in Bantwala assembly constituency on Saturday as she exercised her vote for the first time.
Arpitha J Salian, daughter of Janardhan and Nagaveni couple of Bhandaribettu, is a software engineer in a private company in Bengaluru. Her marriage will be held in Delhi on May 29. On Saturday, her family has arranged a banquet at Modankapu Church hall on BC Road in the city. Dressed up with bridal costume, Arpitha, along with her family members, came to polling station directly from the banquet hall and exercised her vote for the first time.
Later Arpitha said “I am exercising vote for the first time. It is a new experience. Because of the education and job, I could not get opportunity to come home and cast my vote. I am very happy that I have got the chance to vote this time”, she added.
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Man kills 15-year-old son, dies by suicide in Maharashtra's Palghar
Palghar (PTI): A man allegedly strangled his 15-year-old son and hanged himself at their house in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Thursday.
The incident occurred in Pimpalsheth village in the tribal-dominated Jawhar taluka on Wednesday, an official said.
Sharad Bhoye (40), a conductor with the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) who was under suspension, strangled his son Bhavesh with a wire rope, sub-inspector Anil Dighole said.
He said Sharad had been under suspension for the last three months and was depressed about the situation.
As per preliminary probe, Bhoye had gone to his farmhouse around noon on Wednesday and strangled his son, a Class 10 student, after he returned home from school, and also banged the boy's body on the floor, causing fatal injuries.
The man then hanged himself from the ceiling in another room in the house, the official said.
Bhoye's father, who lived nearby, discovered the bodies and the authorities were alerted, he said.
The official said the bodies were sent for post-mortem, and a case was registered.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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