Mangaluru: One arrested in connection with Balepuni rape, murder case of 53-year-old woman
Konaje: In a case pertaining to the rape and murder of a 53-year-old unmarried woman that took place in the last week of September this year, the Konaje Police on Wednesday arrested one person hailing from Sakleshpur.
The woman identified as Kusuma (53) was raped and murdered and her body was found at her house on September 26. The unmarried woman reportedly used to stay alone at her house in Balepuni village in Belleri here under Konaje Police Station limits.
Although the accused hails from Sakleshpur, reports suggest that his wife’s residence was near Mudipu. Sources in the police have revealed that the accused was living in a rented house near Hoohaakuva Kallu at Navagram Site.
On September 26th, the victim’s brother had made a couple of phone calls to her, which went unanswered. Worried about his sister, the victim’s brother had alerted her domestic help and neighbors to check up on her. During this time, her body was found inside her house. It was apparent that she was raped and killed. A case was registered at the Konaje Police station.
Through the course of the investigation, the police took several people into custody and conducted individual inquiries. After a prolonged investigation, the accused was arrested and taken into police custody.
The police will be producing the accused before the court on Wednesday.
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Surat LS candidate Nilesh Kumbhani whose nomination form was rejected suspended from Congress
Ahmedabad, Apr 25: The Gujarat Congress on Friday suspended from the party for six years its Surat Lok Sabha candidate Nilesh Kumbhani, whose nomination form was rejected over discrepancies leading to the BJP's Mukesh Dalal getting elected unopposed.
A statement from the Congress said the party's disciplinary committee decided to suspend Kumbhani after thorough discussion, adding it had come to the conclusion that the nomination form was rejected due to gross negligence on his part or "in connivance with the BJP".
"To be fair to you we have given time to you to explain your case but instead of coming before the party disciplinary committee you have gone incommunicado. After your form was rejected by the authorities, BJP went ahead and got form of other eight candidates withdrawn. This has deprived people of Surat their voting rights," the Congress disciplinary committee headed by Balu Patel said.
"People of Surat and party workers have become very angry due to your action and are expressing their anger in different ways. The Congress party has decided to suspend you for six years from the party," the press note said.
Kumbhani's nomination form was rejected on April 21 after his three proposers submitted affidavits to the district returning officer claiming the signatures on the document was not theirs.
The nomination form of Suresh Padsala, the Congress' substitute candidate from Surat, was also invalidated on the same grounds.
In his order, Returning Officer Sourabh Pardhi said the three nomination forms submitted by Kumbhani and Padsala were rejected after prima facie discrepancy was found in the signatures of the proposers and they did not appear to be genuine.
Kumbhani, a former corporator from Surat, had unsuccessfully fought the 2022 Assembly polls from Kamrej there.
The Bharatiya Janata Party's Mukesh Dalal was elected unopposed from Surat Lok Sabha constituency on April 22 after all other nominees, including one from BSP, withdrew from the fray one by one on the last day of withdrawing papers.
