Court awards death sentence to father who was guilty of poisoning two children
Kundapur additional sessions court's significant judgment
Kundapur: The Kundapur additional sessions court has awarded the death penalty for a father who was found guilty in the death of two children by poisoning them at Ganganadu near Byndoor.
The court sentenced Shankaranarayana Hebbar (49) to death.
On October 16, 2016; he had attempted to commit suicide after giving poison to his children and wife. Consequently, the children, Ashwin Kumar Hebbar (15) and Aishwarya Hebbar (13) died. While his wife Mahalakshmi managed to save her life.
During investigations, the police recovered a 21-page note purportedly written by Shankaranarayana in which he admitted to administering the poison. The note highlights Shankaranayarana’s relationship with a woman and that he was depressed when the woman had married someone else.
The then Byndoor police circle inspector, Raghav Padil, had filed the charge sheet. 17 of 43 witnesses were inquired. The accused and his wife were the eyewitness in this case.
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Waqf Bill anti-secular, will snatch rights of Muslims: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday described the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as “anti-secular”, claiming that it would snatch the rights of Muslims.
Banerjee, speaking in the assembly, also said the Centre did not consult with states over the matter.
“The bill is anti-federal and anti-secular; it is a deliberate attempt to malign a particular section. It will snatch the rights of Muslims... The Centre did not consult with us on the Waqf Bill,” she said.
The chief minister added that “if any religion was attacked”, she would wholeheartedly condemn it.
Opposition parties have stridently criticised the amendments proposed by the bill in the existing Waqf Act, alleging that they violate the religious rights of Muslims.
The ruling BJP has asserted that the amendments will bring transparency in the functioning of the Waqf boards and make them accountable.
A parliamentary committee has been constituted to scrutinise the contentious bill.
