Dharwad: Young woman found dead on city outskirts after leaving home for lab
Dharwad: The body of a 21-year-old woman, who had gone missing after leaving home to visit a laboratory on Tuesday, was found in a deserted roadside area at Manasur on the outskirts of Dharwad on Wednesday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Zakia Mulla, daughter of Yunus Mulla, a resident of Gandhi Chowk in Dharwad.
According to police, Zakia, who had completed her paramedical education and was searching for a job, left home on Tuesday evening stating that she was going to a laboratory and would return shortly. When she failed to return, her family searched for her throughout the night but could not trace her.
Her body was found early Wednesday morning near Mansur Road during a search. Police suspect that she may have been murdered at another location and the body dumped at the location where it was discovered.
Personnel from Dharwad Rural and Vidyagiri police stations visited the spot and conducted an inspection. The body has been sent for postmortem examination.
Speaking to the media, Dharwad District Superintendent of Police Gunjan Arya said, the woman had gone missing after leaving home on Tuesday and that information was received by the Dharwad City and Vidyagiri police stations on Wednesday morning.
“Our police personnel are gathering information, and the Scene of Crime Officer (SOCO) team is also arriving at the spot and conducting an investigation. Clear information about what happened will be available after the postmortem examination,” he added.
Police said a case has been registered, and further investigation is underway.
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No confusion in BJP-JD(S) alliance: Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru (PTI): Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday dismissed speculation over confusion in the BJP-JD(S) alliance, asserting that there was clarity within them and that discussions on the chief minister post were premature.
Addressing reporters at the party's state office, JP Bhavan, after chairing a preparatory meeting for the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) elections, he said the immediate priority was to remove what he termed an "anti-people government" in the state and to strengthen the alliance to face upcoming polls.
"This is not the time to discuss who should become the chief minister. There is still time for that. If we speak about it now, it would be like stitching the cradle even before the baby is born," Kumaraswamy said, underlining that leadership questions would be taken up at an appropriate time.
The JD(S) second-in-command said there is still a lot of work to be done and it was not appropriate to speak about such matters now.
"On the issue of alliance, both I and our party are open-minded. When the time comes, we will discuss it on the party platform and take a decision. There is no confusion regarding the alliance, and there will be no confusion in the future. This is my stand," Kumaraswamy said.
"There is a bad government in the state. My objective is to remove it and bring in a pro-people government. Removing this corrupt and bad government is my agenda. The JD(S) and BJP parties will work together to accomplish this task," he added.
Reiterating his stand, Kumaraswamy said, "My objective is to remove the anti-people government in the state. I have been saying this from the beginning."
On reports of internal differences over the alliance and the CM's position, the union minister said he would not respond to every statement made by individuals.
"Some people are speaking about the alliance and the chief minister's position. I do not feel the need to respond to them. If I start answering each of them, people may think I lack maturity. Therefore, I will not speak about it. We will strengthen the alliance together, face the elections together, and bring a pro-people government," he said.
Kumaraswamy added that discussions within parties were natural and not final.
He said there were still two years left for the Assembly elections while there were four to five months left for the local body elections.
The union minister said the JD(S) is also preparing for the municipal elections in Bengaluru city just as other parties.
He clarified that there had been no discussions so far between the two parties specifically on local body or GBA elections.
Earlier, the JD(S) leader chaired a meeting with Members of the Legislative Council, former MLAs and other leaders of his party to review preparations for the GBA elections.
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