Chitradurga: In a case that was suspected to be that of a suicide case by four members of the family for months now, new revelations have been made by the investigating police team which has now arrested the minor daughter of the couple who died along with one of their daughters.

The deceased couple Thippa Naik and Sudha Bhai and their 16-year-old daughter Ramya and Gundibai (80), had died earlier in July this year, after being poisoned. Initially, the case was being investigated as a suicide case.

The deceased had complained of stomach pain on July 12 after eating millet balls (ragi mudde) and vomiting in its aftermath at their residence in Isaamudra Gollarahatti in the Taluk, and were taken to the hospital by the locals.

It is learned that the accused minor had orchestrated the entire episode that resulted in the death of her family. 

On July 13, the minor’s father Thippa Naik (45), her mother Sudha Bhai (40), Ramya (16), her grandmother Gundi Bhai (80), reportedly passed away.

Later, the minor’s brother, Chandrasekhar aka Rahul had recovered after obtaining treatment he had complained about the incident at the Baramasagar Police Station. 

The police who registered the case in this regard then sent the food items and vessels found in the crime scene for FSL Testing in Davangere. The reports from the test later revealed that poison had been mixed in the food, it is learned. 

After the reports of the FSL Test were revealed, the Baramasagar Police tightened the investigation procedure, created a team under the leadership of the Police Inspector, and concluded that the deceased couple’s minor daughter had orchestrated the crime. 

The police who have taken the accused minor into custody have sent her to a juvenile home, it is learned. 

The police have revealed that according to the minor’s confession she carried out the crime due to her parent’s rejection, constant unprovoked scolding, and making her work, she reportedly revealed.

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Bengaluru, Jul 25 (PTI): The Karnataka government has issued a notification reducing the pass percentage for SSLC exam from 35 to 33, effective from the academic year 2025-26

The draft Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board First Regulations (Amendment) 2025 was notified on Thursday.

According to the proposed guidelines, candidates must secure an average of 33 per cent marks, combining both internal assessment and external examination, to be declared pass.

This reduction was implemented through an amendment to the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board Act, 1966.

"Candidates shall secure an average of 33 per cent marks in internal assessment and external examination combined and shall be declared pass if they secure at least 206 marks out of a total of 625 marks, including at least 30 per cent marks in each subject out of the total marks of the respective subject," the notification issued by the Department of School Education & Literacy stated.

According to the notification, 15 days have been given to public to file objections to this new proposed rule.

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