Bengaluru woman dies by suicide after killing four-year-old daughter
Bengaluru, Feb 17 (PTI): A 34-year-old woman died by suicide after allegedly killing her four-year-old daughter here, police said on Monday.
Shruti, who is the president of Pavagada Gram Panchayat first killed her daughter, Roshni by hanging her from a ceiling fan using a dupatta and later died by suicide, they added.
The incident occurred at Ramaiah Layout in Nagasandra on Sunday evening when Shruti's husband was not at home.
A suicide note recovered from the spot stated that she was being harassed by her husband for dowry and that he had an illicit relationship with another woman, a senior police officer said.
Citing the preliminary investigation, the police said the woman married Gopalakrishna in 2014.
The couple had a strained relationship and as per the complaint filed by her family, Gopalakrishna who works as an auditor was allegedly involved in an illicit relationship with another woman, the police officer said.
Gopalakrishna's alleged affair caused trouble in the couple's marriage leading to frequent arguments, the complainant alleged.
The police officer added that this was a key factor in their disputes.
Following the incident, police said a case of abetment to suicide had been registered against the woman's husband.
Further investigation is underway, they added.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
