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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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
