17-year-old girl, her friends strangle mother, hang her with saree in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: In a horrific incident reported from Uttarahalli, South Bengaluru, a teenager and her friends killed her 34-year-old mother and staged it as a suicide by hanging her in their home.
The case, initially thought to be a suicide, took a turn when the 17-year-old girl returned to her grandmother's home and attempted to fabricate a story. However, her aunt grew suspicious and alerted the police, who later got her to confess, as reported by the Times of India on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Netravathi, a resident of 6th Main Road near Circle Maramma Temple Road in Uttarahalli. She worked as a telecaller and helper at a loan recovery company. Netravathi had separated from her husband and was living with her daughter at the time of her death.
“Five minors, including the girl and her four male friends, allegedly killed the mother. They are aged between 16 and 17 years and are school dropouts, except one of the juveniles, a 13-year-old boy, who is studying in the seventh standard, TOI quoted a senior officer as saying.
Based on a complaint filed by the deceased’s elder sister, Anitha, a case was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) section 103 (punishment for murder).
The girl, a 10th standard failed student, was in love with a 17-year-old juvenile who is a ninth standard dropout. Netravathi recently learned about her daughter’s love relationship and scolded the boy, warning him not to visit her house or her daughter.
On October 25, the group, comprising her daughter’s boyfriend and three other boys, arrived at Netravathi’s house at night. Netravathi, who was sleeping, woke up to find them inside. She scolded her daughter’s boyfriend for coming over, seized his phone, and threatened to call the police.
The boys allegedly overpowered Netravathi, who was under the influence of alcohol, and strangled her with a towel. Realising she was dead, the teenagers conspired to make it appear as a suicide. They moved her body to a room and hanged it from a ceiling fan using a saree, added the report.
The girl, scared, locked the house and escaped with her lover.
Netravathi’s partner, who had been visiting her for the past five years, was out of town for a few days. When he returned on Sunday, he found the door locked and couldn’t reach her by phone. Assuming she was away, he went back to his house.
On Monday, Anitha called him to ask if Netravathi had contacted her. He told her the house was locked. They then went to the house, peered through the window, and saw her hanging.
Initially, the family believed it was a suicide, especially given the daughter’s known love affair. Since the girl was missing, they suspected she had eloped with her boyfriend. On October 29, Anitha filed a case of kidnapping with the Subramanyapura police.
However, on Thursday afternoon, the girl returned to her grandmother’s house in Kaggalipura and acted suspiciously. When questioned by family members, she confessed that her friends had killed her mother and had threatened her with a knife if she revealed the truth.
Except for the 13-year-old boy, all the juveniles have been secured and are under interrogation.
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Prasidh, Kuldeep limit South Africa to 270 after De Kock's hundred
Visakhapatnam (PTI): India fought back gallantly through Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav after Quinton de Kock struck his 23rd hundred, keeping South Africa to a manageable 270 in the third and series-deciding final ODI, here Saturday.
India won the toss after judging the spin of the coin incorrectly 20 times in a row. They had little hesitation in inserting the Proteas into bat, a clear indication of dew factor dominating the thought.
After Arshdeep Singh sent back Ryan Rickelton early, De Kock (106, 89b, 8x4, 6x4) struck his seventh century against India and put on 113 runs off 124 balls with skipper Temba Bavuma (48, 67b) as the visitors moved to a healthy position.
De Kock was severe on Prasidh (4/66), who erred on length continuously in his first spell (2-0-27-0). The left-hander biffed the pacer for 6, 6, 4 in his second over to milk 18 runs.
The 32-year-old quickly pounced on anything that was short, and pacers Prasidh and Harshit offered him plenty of feed on his pet areas.
Bavuma was more sedate, and made runs through those typical dabs and jabs, occasionally unfurling a drive of elan.
De Kock moved to fifty in 42 balls, and never let the tempo down reaching his hundred in 79 balls.
India found temporary relief when Ravindra Jadeja induced a false slash from Bavuma to get caught by Virat Kohli at point.
The tourists got another move on through a 54-run partnership between De Kock and Matthew Breetzkle for the third wicket, and at 168 for two in 28 overs they were in a good position to press on.
But Breetzke's punishment of part-time spinner Tilak Varma forced a rethink in the Indian camp, as skipper KL Rahul brought back Prasidh for a second spell.
What a masterstroke it turned out to be! The Karnataka man broke the back of South Africa’s top and middle order in an exceptional second spell (4-0-11-3).
Breetzke was the first man to go, trapped plumb in front with a straight one and four balls later Aiden Markram uppishly chipped a fuller delivery to Kohli at short covers.
Prasidh soon castled De Kock, whose ugly cross-batted swipe failed to connect a full length delivery from the pacer.
All of a sudden, SA found themselves at a shaky 199 for five, losing three wickets in the space of three overs.
Once Prasidh was done away with the top and middle-order, left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep (4/41) took over and mopped up the tail as SA fell short of even a par total on this track.
