Heavy rain in Kasaragod: Many families shifted
Kasargod, August 15: As the Chandragiri river is in full spate due to heavy rains in the district, around 25 per cent of families living down-stream were shifted to safe places. The low-lying areas in Korakkodu were marooned in the flood water. Fire brigade, revenue department and police department have shifted the families.
The authorities have already warned the people living in low-lying areas to take precautions. Traffic movement was disrupted as the road was blocked in Talangere west region. Though there was a respite from rain since morning, it picked up in the evening.
Meeting on Aug 16
Following heavy rains, a meeting of the officials of all departments would be held at the deputy commissioner’s office on August 16 at 10.30 am to discuss the further course of action. Designated deputy commissioner Sajith Babu, ADC N Devidas and other officials will take part in it.
Exam postponed
The school exams scheduled to be held on August 31 have been postponed following rain and flood situation, according to the DDPI. The exam should have been conducted for ten days after Onam festival. Now, the DDPI said that next exam dates would be announced later.
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UP: Family of 5 found dead with gunshot wounds to head in Saharanpur
Saharanpur (UP) (PTI): Police have recovered the bodies of five members of a family, including a couple, from a colony in the Sarsawa police station area of Saharanpur district on Tuesday morning, police said.
According to police, the deceased included a land surveyor named Ashok Rathi (40), his wife Ajanta (37), his mother Vidyawati (70), and their two sons, Kartik (16) and Dev (13).
The bodies were discovered in the same room, and three loaded pistols were found next to Ashok Rathi's body, police said.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Saharanpur Ashish Tiwari told PTI that the police received information in the morning about the discovery of the five bodies in a room of their house in Kaushik Vihar colony in Sarsawa.
Upon receiving information about the murdered family, Saharanpur DIG Abhishek Singh, SSP Ashish Tiwari, SP Rural Sagar Jain, along with the forensic team, arrived at the scene to commence the investigation.
The SSP informed that all the deceased had gunshot wounds to the head, and that the shots were fired from very close range.
He said that the recovered pistols were identified as country-made, and an investigation is underway to ascertain whether they are licensed.
Police are currently gathering information about Ashok Rathi and his family background, as well as reviewing CCTV footage from the surrounding area, the SSP said.
The recovery of the five bodies and the pistols in the same room will be investigated from every angle, and the forensic team has also collected samples from the scene for examination, he added.
Citing the investigation so far, the SSP said that Ashok Rathi had received the land surveyor job on compassionate grounds after his father's death and was working in Nakur tehsil. His two sons were studying in classes 10 and 11.
The police have sealed Ashok Rathi's house to ensure that the investigation is not affected at any level.
All five bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, police said.
