Wild tusker attack at Siddapura: Woman injured critically
Madikeri: A woman labourer injured critically when a wild tusker attacked her while going back home after her work in coffee plantation at BBTC company Coffee plantation near Siddapura on Thursday.
The victim is identified as Kamala (55) and she was admitted to Ammatti hospital.
Total five wild elephants were roaming in the coffee planta since morning and among them, one elephant came across the road and attacked the woman.
Since morning, a team of forest officials led by forest officer Shivakumar were trying to chase away the wild elephants in other coffee plantations. But some of the elephants separated from the group and camped in the Beetikadu plantation. Noticing the wild elephants in the plantation, labourers returned home.
Labour leaderers PR Bharath and Mahadev visited the hospital and took forest officials to task later.
Labourers and farmers have to work in fear. If the forest department failed to find permanent solution to chase away the elephants, then the labourers led by labour organisations would stage protest in front of the forest department, they warned.
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Domestic help held for stealing employer's silver worth Rs 35 lakh in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A domestic worker has been arrested for allegedly stealing 12.5 kg of silver articles worth around Rs 35 lakh from the house of her employer here, police said on Friday.
Chaitra has been arrested by the Jeevan Bima Nagar Police Station.
She had been working for the past two-and-a-half years at the residence of a surgeon attached to a reputed hospital in the city, Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh told reporters.
According to him, the woman is a native of Davangere and allegedly stole silver utensils and Pooja articles from the house in phases.
“The family had stored about 12.5 kg of silver utensils on the upper floor, which were meant to be used only during festivals."
“She allegedly took one item at a time, pledged it to raise money and spent the amount. To avoid suspicion, she continued to work in the same house,” they added.
A few days before Deepavali, the accused reportedly quit her job.
“When the family opened the bag containing the silver utensils as part of festival preparations, they found the items missing and approached the police,” the Commissioner said.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered and an investigation was launched.
“We questioned former employees and during Chaitra’s interrogation, the theft came to light. We have recovered 12.5 kg of silver articles worth approximately Rs 35 lakh from her possession,” he stated.
A case has been registered and further investigation is in progress.
According to police sources, she cited the need for money for her husband’s cancer treatment, police sources said.
