Puttur: Explosives used to blast house to kill family members, woman injured
Puttur, October 16: Using gelatin sticks, miscreants have attempted to kill all the members of a family by blasting a house at Kabaka Polya in the taluk on Monday late night. A woman who sustained injuries in the incident, was admitted to a private hospital in Mangaluru.
The incident occurred at a house belonging to Narayana Prasad. In a complaint lodged in Puttur police station, Narayan Prasad said that some miscreants have tried to blast his house by using gelatin sticks. The miscreants kept the gelatin sticks around the house and blasted. In the incident, Narayan Prasad wife Shalini sustained leg injury.
The miscreants have conspired to kill the family members by using the gelatin sticks in four corners of the house. He heard the sound of walking outside his house at around 2 am. When Narayan Prasad and Shalini went outside to observe, a person lit the gelatin stick and fled the scene. Shalini injured when one of the gelatin sticks exploded, said in the complaint.
The reason for the incident is not yet known. But the locals suspected that it might be the handiwork of Kerala-based Babu who was living in a room on the premises of the house. Since Narayan Prasad asked him not to come home as he was a liquor addict, he might have done this due to anger, the local people suspected.
Bomb defusing squad visited the spot and verified. ASP Sajith, DySP Srinivas, Puttur circle inspector Thimmappa Nayak visited the spot.
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Bengaluru: Woman techie dies by suicide over astrologer's prediction on marriage
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Bengaluru (PTI): A 27-year-old techie allegedly died by suicide by hanging herself in her room at her residence here, reportedly distressed over an astrologer's prediction about her marriage, police said on Monday.
The incident occurred on Friday at MEI Layout in Bagalagunte, they said.
The deceased, identified as Vidyajyoti, was in a relationship with a man from another caste. Both families had agreed to the marriage as per her wishes, police said.
Citing a preliminary inquiry, a senior police officer said her parents had recently consulted an astrologer, who allegedly predicted that there could be misunderstandings between the couple two years into the marriage, possibly leading to separation.
To avert this, the astrologer reportedly advised performing a nine-day ritual, which the family undertook, he said.
However, on the ninth day of the ritual, Vidyajyoti allegedly went to her room and died by suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan when her parents were not home, he added.
The incident came to light in the evening when she did not respond despite repeated knocks on the door. Her father later broke open the door and found her hanging, police said.
Bagalagunte police have registered a UDR (Unnatural Death Report) case, and further investigation is underway.
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