Bagalkot: Man kills friend on suspicion of having affair with his wife
Bagalkot: A man was allegedly murdered by his friend after being suspected of having an illicit relationship with the accused’s wife in Badami taluk of Bagalkot district.
The deceased has been identified as Somashekhar Hanumanth Killiyathara (42), a resident of Khanapura SK village. The accused, Sanjay Killiyathara, hails from Kakanooru village in the taluk.
According to the police, the incident took place on Sunday afternoon on the outskirts of Kakanooru village. Sanjay allegedly lured Somashekhar to a mango plantation, where he offered him alcohol. During the meeting, Sanjay is said to have attacked Somashekhar by smashing his head with a heavy stone, killing him on the spot.
Police said the motive for the murder was suspicion harboured by the accused that Somashekhar was involved in an immoral relationship with his wife.
Later in the day, when Somashekhar failed to return home, family members and locals began searching for him. His body was subsequently found, following which the police were alerted.
Officers from the Badami police station visited the spot, conducted a preliminary inspection and registered a case. The accused was taken into custody soon after and further investigation is underway.
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Cong 'pocketed' Rs 150 cr per annum from Assam healthcare budget during 15 yrs of rule: Shah
Guwahati (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday alleged that the Congress, during its previous 15 years of rule in Assam, "pocketed" Rs 150 crore per annum from the state healthcare budget.
Inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for healthcare projects worth Rs 2,092 crore in Assam, Shah said the BJP works for affordable healthcare for all sections of society and lauded Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for bringing the state's medical facilities at par with states like Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
"Assam's healthcare was in shambles 10 years ago as Congress worked only for the financial health of its leaders' families," he said.
Attacking Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, he said that no Indian supports his acts of "defaming" the country in his bid to oppose the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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He lambasted the Congress for its "shirtless" protest at the recent AI summit in New Delhi and Gandhi for having 'chai-pakora' on the stairs of Parliament House.
"We were also in the opposition and staged protests against the government, but there is a right platform for it," he said.
"Parliament is a sacred seat of democracy. Its stairs should not be used for even dharnas. And Rahul Gandhi was having 'chai-pakora' there. Doesn't he know where to have his breakfast?" asked the Union minister.
Shah inaugurated the Rs 675-crore Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital in Guwahati, at a programme held on its premises.
He also virtually inaugurated two cancer centres at Golaghat and Tinsukia, both under Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF), constructed at a cost of Rs 135 crore each.
Shah virtually laid the foundation stone for super-speciality hospitals at Diphu Medical College and Hospital (Rs 220 crore), Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (Rs 310 crore), and Barpeta Medical College and Hospital (Rs 284 crore).
The foundation stone for a Rs 218-crore Swasthya Bhawan in Guwahati, and the Abhayapuri District Hospital (Rs 115 crore) were also laid by the Union home minister.
Shah arrived here on Saturday evening on a two-day visit to Assam, his fourth visit to the northeastern state in four months.
