Bengaluru auto-rickshaw driver kills wife, hangs himself
Bengaluru, Feb 27 (PTI): A 40-year-old auto-rickshaw driver allegedly strangled his wife to death before hanging himself from a ceiling fan, police said on Thursday.
Suresh V and his 32-year-old wife, Mamata G, a garment worker, had been married for 14 years. Their six-year-old son was at home, while their elder son was away when the incident occurred on Wednesday, police said.
The couple lived in a rented house in Kalinagar, under the Byadarahalli police jurisdiction. Police suspect a domestic dispute led to the incident.
According to police, the matter came to light when the six-year-old boy called his maternal grandmother, asking her to come home immediately as his mother was lying unconscious and unresponsive.
When his grandmother, who lived nearby, arrived, she saw the boy standing near the window. Using her key, she unlocked the house and found her daughter lying unconscious on the bed with scratch marks on her face and a bleeding nose, a senior police officer said.
She then discovered her son-in-law hanging from a ceiling fan in another room, he added.
Based on a preliminary investigation, police suspect that Suresh first strangled his wife before dying by suicide. Further investigation is underway.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
