Mundgod: Aborted fetus found in plastic bag; second case in four months
Mundgod, Uttara Kannada: In a second reported incident in four months, a fetus was found abandoned near a lake here in Mundgod on Thursday.
Hassan Raza, a resident of Mundgod, noticed a man dumping a plastic bag in a suspicious manner and in an hurry. Curious about the behavior of the man Hassan went on to check the plastic bag and found an aborted fetus in it.
Hassan immediately informed local police about the incident who rushed to the spot and sent the fetus to forensic department.
Hassan Raza suspected that a local doctor was involved in assisting people with illegal abortions and that his/her helper was dumping those bags.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati over phone call, Mundgod Police Inspector Shivanand said “The gender of the fetus in not ascertained yet, we are awaiting forensic report to confirm it”.
On being asked about who was carrying illegal activities of abortion in Mundgod he added “We are investigating the matter, we haven’t come to any conclusion about who is carrying it out but we hope we will soon track whoever is involved in this and appropriate action will be taken against them”.
In November last year, similar case was reported in same vicinity when a female fetus was found abandoned in plastic bag.
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23-year-old woman found dead at Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Delhi's Prem Nagar area, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, an official said on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Anjali Singh, was found motionless in her room on Monday by her sister and her neighbour.
Police said her father, Vinod Kumar Singh (51), told them that he and his wife were away at work at the time of the incident, while their son and the other daughter were also not at home at the time of the incident.
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According to the family, the room in which Anjali was found was locked from the inside. The door was later forcibly opened by a neighbour and her sister with the help of a crowbar.
Her body was found lying on the bed inside the room, police said.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Anjali had allegedly hanged herself using a piece of cloth tied to the ceiling fan.
It is suspected that the noose eventually might have loosened or torn off, resulting in her being found lying on the bed.
Family members informed the police that Anjali was a final-year student of a librarian science course from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). About a week ago, her final-year examination results were declared, and she had failed, following which she had been under depression, they said.
The family has not raised any allegation of foul play, police said, adding that no suicide note or external injury marks were found on the body during the initial inspection.
Inquest proceedings have been initiated in the matter as per the law. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death, and further investigation is underway, police added.
