Assembly poll: 391 candidates are facing criminal cases
BJP tops the list
Bengaluru, May 6: Among the candidates contesting the Assembly elections, total 391 candidates have been facing the criminal cases and BJP topped the list with 59 candidates followed by Congress (32) and JDS (29), according to a survey.
According to research findings of ADR which released the report at a press conference here on Sunday, out of total 2560 candidates contesting the election, 391 candidates were facing the criminal charges. Of them, 254 candidates were facing serious charges. Four candidates were facing the murder charges, 24 attempt to murder, 23 candidates were facing women harassment charges. Apart from these three parties, three JDU candidates, one AAP and 75 independent candidates have involved in the charges, the report said.
As per the data provided by the candidates, total 207 candidates from Congress, 208 from BJP, 154 from JDS, 13 from JDU, 9 from AAP and 199 independent candidates are crorepatis. When looked at the list of richest politicians, Congress MLA and Govindarajanagar candidate Priya Krishna is in the top position with a net worth of Rs 1020 crore, followed by another Congress candidate from Hosakote MTB Nagara with Rs 1015 crore. However, the property of Minister DK Shivakukar was estimated at Rs 840 crore.
In BJP, the average value of the asset of 224 candidates is Rs 17.86 crore. However, the average value of 220 Congress candidates is estimated at Rs 38.75 crore and 199 JDS candidates asset value is Rs 20.91 crore. Remaining 1099 independent candidates property value is Rs 1.58 crore. Interestingly, the value of Bommanahalli independent candidate Dilip Kumar was just Rs 1000.
In terms of literacy rate, total 1351 candidates have passed just 5th to 12th standards, 981 candidates are graduates and in total, 52 per cent of candidates are literate. But 11 candidates did not provide certificates on their education.
Regarding the age, only one candidate is youngest among others. He has mentioned his age as 20 years of age. Remaining 849 candidates are between 25 and 40 years of age, 1351 candidates are between 41 and 60 years and 347 candidates are between 61 and 80 years of age. Seven candidates are more than 80 years of age, according to the report.
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Woman, 2 sons found dead in Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): Three members of a family were found dead inside their home in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji on Friday, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, officials said.
Police said the incident came to light around 2.47 pm when a police team reached the premises to execute a court order related to possession of the property. When repeated knocks went unanswered, the staff used a duplicate key to open the door.
Inside, officers found Anuradha Kapoor (52) and her sons, Ashish Kapoor (32) and Chaitanya Kapoor (27), hanging from the ceiling, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Hemant Tiwari said in a statement. All three were declared dead.
A handwritten note was recovered from the room, suggesting the family had been struggling with depression.
"The handwritten note indicates emotional distress faced by the family due to which the family may have taken the extreme step," the officer said.
The bodies have been shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) mortuary for post-mortem and other legal formalities under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), police said.
Residents of the neighbourhood said they were shocked to learn about the deaths, adding that the family kept largely to themselves.
Pankaj Kashyap, a resident of Girinagar, said he learnt about the deaths while leaving for work. "I live and work here and was leaving for work when I saw many people standing outside and talking. That is how I got to know that three people had committed suicide. I also saw several police vehicles outside, but I do not know much beyond that," he said.
Baldev, another neighbour, said the family had been living in the newly constructed house for around two years. "We only knew that a mother and her two children lived there. They had moved into the newly built house around two years ago. We did not interact much with them. Today we heard that all three have committed suicide, and whatever we know is based on what people here are saying," he said.
Another neighbour, Ramesh Kumar, claimed the family had earlier attempted suicide.
"About fifteen to twenty days ago, the two sons in the family had attempted suicide and police and ambulances had come. That was when I first got to know who they were. I do not recognise them by face, but we saw the ambulances and police take the two sons that day. Today again we saw ambulances and police arriving, so everyone came out to see what had happened. I do not know how long they had been living here, but this is all we know," he said.
Police said they are examining the family's financial condition, social circumstances, and other factors that may have contributed to the incident. Further investigation is underway.
