Bengaluru: Mother ends her life along with two children
Bengaluru: In a tragic incident that reportedly occurred on Friday, a mother along with her two children died by suicide at the jurisdiction of Madanayakanahalli Police Station in the outskirts of the city.
The deceased have been identified as Vasantha (40), and her two children Yashvanth (15) and Nishchita (8), residents of Prakriti layout near Thotada Guddadahalli. The incident of suicide reportedly came to light when the relatives of the deceased visited their residence at night, the police informed. ‘
Reportedly, Vasantha’s husband, who was a BMTC driver and also an administrator had passed away in the previous year due to COVID. The widowed Vasantha had been in a state of depression because of her husband’s demise. The police speculate that she may have decided to end her life along with her children’s in this very state.
The bodies of Vasantha and her 8-year-old daughter were found hanging from the same fan, while Yashvanth’s body was found separately, it is learned.
A case has been registered in the Madanayakanahalli Police Station in this regard.
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Kerala reports second Cholera death of 2025, health surveillance intensified in Alappuzha
Alappuzha: A 48-year-old man from Thalavady in Kuttanad's Alappuzha district died of cholera on May 16, at a private hospital in Thiruvalla. Raghu P.G., a resident of Thalavady grama panchayat Ward VI, died. He was being treated after being admitted to the hospital due to a fever and diarrhea.
According to health officials, he had underlying co-morbidities and his condition deteriorated before being admitted to the Thiruvalla institution. This is the second cholera-related fatality in Kerala in 2025. Earlier in April, a 63-year-old man from Kowdiar in Thiruvananthapuram, Ajai Chandran, also died of the disease.
The Health Department and local panchayat have launched disease surveillance and sanitation drives in Thalavady. Water samples from wells and nearby waterbodies have been collected for testing as part of the containment measures.
