Bidar: A lecturer, who was deceived after she invested her money online, allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well in Islampur village of Basavakalyana taluk, Bidar district.
Arathi Kanate, 28, who committed suicide, was a lecturer at a local college, according to sources.
She made an acquaintance online, who got her to invest her money, after convincing her to take his offer. Believing his offer to be true and with an intention to double up her money, Kanate reportedly invested up to Rs 2.5 lakh of her money. The man later convinced her that, if she submitted an additional Rs 82,000, he would ensure that she also got a job, along with returns for the investment.
Having invested such huge sums of money without informing her family and having lost it all, the lecturer committed suicide, the police have said.
She also wrote about the online acquaintance in her death note, they added.
A case has been registered at the Basavakalyana Police Station.
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Singapore (PTI): Singapore’s Indian-origin Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh was found guilty on Monday of giving false testimony to a parliamentary committee, a verdict that could see him disqualified from Parliament and contesting a general election this year.
In the verdict delivered in the State Courts, Deputy Principal District Judge Luke Tan convicted Singh of the two charges against him.
The charges against Singh relate to his handling of Raeesah Khan, a former lawmaker from his party, who lied to Parliament in a separate case.
Singh, 48, was accused of wilfully giving two false answers to the Committee of Privileges (COP) during its inquiry into Khan's case on December 10 and December 15, 2021.
The case stems from Singh’s handling of Khan’s false claim in Parliament about accompanying a sexual assault victim to the police station.
Singh faces up to three years in jail, a fine of up to SGD7,000 (USD 5,290), or both for each charge.
Singh’s trial began four months ago.
Politically, the conviction could disqualify Singh from his parliamentary seat and rule out his standing in the next general election which must be called by November 2025.
"Any claim he made to the COP to the contrary was a lie he wilfully told," said Judge Tan.
The sentencing in the case will be announced later in the day.