Differently abled daughter starves three days with mother’s decomposing corpse
Kundapur: A 32-year-old differently abled daughter reportedly spent three days with her mother’s decomposing corpse at Mudugopady near Dasanadi. Despite being rescued, she died at a hospital later without responding to any treatment.
The deceased have been identified as Jayanthi Shetty (62) and her daughter Pragati Shetty (32), residents of Dasanadi.
Hailing from Hengavalli, Jayanthi had been residing in Mudugopadi for the past one and a half decades. After the death of Jayanthi's husband, the mother and daughter lived together, without any assistance from others. Jayanthi Shetty was diabetic, while her daughter was mentally retarded since birth. Recently, Pragati Shetty had one of her legs amputated due to her ailment.
On May 12, Jayanthi visited the Kumbashi Anegudde Sri Vinayaka temple, performing special services for her daughter's better health. She informed a local auto-rickshaw driver about her plan to visit the Koteswara Kotilingeshwara temple on May 13. Accordingly, the driver had called her to confirm the trip on May 13, but had received no response.
After three days, locals noticed that the front and back doors of Jayanthi Shetty's house were kept closed, and the lights were turned on, even during the day. On the night of May 17, they detected a foul odour emanating from the house. On calling Jayanthi’s phone, they heard it ringing inside the house. Gopadi gram panchayat President Suresh Shetty rushed to the spot, on being informed about the situation. On looking through a window, he and others found Pragathi lying unconscious on the floor.
Sub-Inspector Vinay M Korlahalli and other policemen broke the lock, with assistance from the locals, collected Jayanthi Shetty’s decomposed body and admitted severely dehydrated Pragathi Shetty to a private hospital in Koteshwara. However, despite a good medical care, she did not recover and breathed her last on Saturday. After due legal procedures, the police handed over the bodies to the near relatives for last rites.
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Minister Patil chairs industry meetings to chart growth for key sectors in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister M B Patil on Tuesday chaired meetings with industry representatives from the aerospace and defence, machine tools, auto/EV, and green energy sectors to discuss sector growth and government support measures.
The meetings were attended by leading industrialists and their representatives, with some participating virtually.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister for Large and Medium Industries said Karnataka is at the forefront of the country’s aerospace and defence sectors.
He noted that Suzuki and Toyota plan to launch aerial taxi services in Japan by 2028, with Bengaluru-based Sasmos supplying electrical equipment for the project.
Industrialists suggested introducing similar “fly-taxi” services in Karnataka through an appropriate policy, which Patil said would be examined seriously.
The minister highlighted the need to establish testing centres and Common Facility Centres for the aerospace and defence industries and assured that these facilities would be provided.
Suggestions were also made to prepare a comprehensive roadmap for sector growth.
Karnataka has urged the Central Government to approve Defence Corridor projects in the Bengaluru North–Kolar–Chikkaballapur and Dharawada–Vijayapura–Belagavi regions.
Industrialists also suggested a corridor between Bengaluru and Mysuru, Patil said.
He said Karnataka aims to become a hub for defence electronics manufacturing, with plans to establish a 200-acre Defence Electronics Park and a 100-acre Avionics and Sensor Park.
These projects will be implemented once the Special Investment Region is operational, and land availability will not be an issue.
On the machine tools sector, Patil said the industry has recorded an annual turnover of Rs 36,500 crore and is witnessing steady growth.
Large-scale exhibitions have increased demand, and the state must strengthen its capabilities to develop control systems for heavy machinery. One testing unit is already operational in Bengaluru, with another planned for Tumakuru. Expansion of vocational training institutes in industrial areas is also underway.
In the Auto and EV sector, Vision Group members highlighted the need for a network of dry ports and more EV charging stations across the state.
Patil noted that the Tata Group is manufacturing EV buses in Dharawada for nationwide supply. Plans for mini excavator production and export facilitation were also discussed, along with the establishment of a testing facility for two-wheeler EVs.
For the Green Energy sector, the group emphasised the need for a suitable policy on battery-based energy storage and the establishment of data centres.
Patil assured that the government will seriously consider all suggestions and respond positively.
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