Puttur: Daughter claims father’s death not simple suicide; Police begin probe
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Puttur: A 55-year-old man has died by suicide at Edkidu in Bantwal taluk, and his family has now raised suspicions about the circumstances surrounding his death. The deceased has been identified as Harish, a resident of Edkidu. Based on a complaint filed by his daughter expressing doubts about the death, a case has been registered at Puttur Town Police Station.
Harish had attempted suicide at home. Though he was rushed to the hospital immediately, doctors declared him dead on arrival. Initially, an unnatural death case had been registered at Vittal Police Station. However, by evening, Harish’s daughter filed another complaint, saying there were reasons to suspect foul play.
In her complaint, she said her father was running a vehicle painting garage on the APMC Road in Puttur. A person who operated a welding garage in the same building had allegedly assaulted him earlier and had been mentally harassing him. She told the police that her father had shared these details with her.
According to the complaint, Hemant Acharya, who worked in the adjacent welding unit, had been abusing Harish without reason for nearly a month and causing him mental distress. A few days ago, Hemant had allegedly assaulted Harish and threatened him with a weapon. Harish had informed his daughter about the assault and threat. She stated that her father was disturbed by the harassment and this had driven him to take the extreme step.
Based on her complaint, Puttur Town Police have registered a case under Section 108(B) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (Crime No. 112/2025).
Meanwhile, the earlier unnatural death case registered at Vittal Police Station will be transferred to Puttur Town Police for further investigation, the department said.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
