Bengaluru: Wife murder accused dies in police custody
Bengaluru: A 53-year-old lift operator, who was arrested on the charges of killing his wife, died under mysterious circumstances on Monday.
The accused Krishnamurthy Naidu died when he was being escorted for spot inspection to the scene of the crime that he had committed in Ramamurhty Nagar in Bengaluru. He was being taken towards the spot in Kalkere where he is said to have disposed of the murder weapon used to slit his wife Mekala Devi's throat on November 20.
According to the police, Krishnamurthy complained of chest pain while going to the spot. He was rushed a hospital nearby, where he was declared brought dead.
The couple married 20 years ago and constantly had fights. During one such fight, Krishnamurthy attacked his wife with a knife in a fit of rage. He later told the police officials that he had buried the knife used to kill his wife in a pit near a lake.
The CID will now probe the death of Krishnamurthy since it was a case of custodial death. Krishnamurthy’s body has been shifted to Bowring Hospital's mortuary.
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Nine dead as fire breaks out in residential building in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A fire broke out in a residential building in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar early Sunday, leaving nine people belonging to two families dead, including a toddler, officials said.
The incident was reported around 3.48 am at a four-storey building in Vivek Vihar Phase-I, following which police, fire and disaster management teams rushed to the spot.
According to the police, the blaze engulfed flats on the second, third and fourth floors of the building, prompting a large-scale rescue operation.The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said nine charred bodies were recovered from different floors.
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"One body was recovered from the first floor, five from the second floor and three from the staircase which was found locked," the DFS officer said.
Those found dead on the second floor have been identified as Arvind Jain (60), his wife Anita Jain (58), son Nishant Jain (35), daughter-in-law Anchal Jain (33) and grandchild Akash Jain.
On the third floor, three members of a family were found dead. They were identified as Nitin Jain (50), wife Shailey Jain (48) and son Samyak Jain (25).
On the first floor a woman identified as Shikha Jain (45) was found dead while her husband Naveen Jain (48) sustained injuries.
A senior police officer said, "Around 10 to 15 people were rescued from the premises during the firefighting operation. Two of them, who sustained minor injuries, were shifted to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital."
A total of 12 fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, while teams from the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), traffic police and local police assisted in the rescue and evacuation efforts.
Police said the fire was brought under control after several hours. Efforts are underway to determine the cause of the fire, police said.
Further investigation and proceedings are underway.
