Bengaluru: A gruesome incident unfolded in a house under the jurisdiction of the K.R. Pura police station, where miscreants murdered an elderly woman, dismembered her body, and concealed it in a drum before running away.

The victim, identified as Sarojamma (78) of Nisarga Layout, was found dead under suspicious circumstances. Concerned residents alerted the local police station on Sunday after noticing a foul smell from the house.

Sarojamma, who was living with her daughter, has two children. The police are yet to ascertain the motive behind the murder.

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Initial investigations suggest that the murder took place approximately two days prior to the discovery of the body. A case has been registered, and a special team has been formed to apprehend the suspect, believed to be an acquaintance of the victim.

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Thanjavur/Pudukottai (PTI): Tamil Nadu currently stands as the number one state among India’s developing regions, boasting a significant growth rate of 11.19 per cent, despite a stark lack of support from the BJP-led union government, Deputy Chief Minister Udhyanidhi Stalin said on Sunday.

"The central administration has failed to provide requested projects or the funds rightfully due to the state. This neglect reached a peak in the last Union Budget, where the name "Tamil Nadu" was entirely absent, with no new projects allocated to the region," Udhayanidhi told the gathered crowd at Peravurani in Thanjavur.

He also accused the central government of "attempting to undermine" the state's cultural identity by re-imposing a 'Three-Language Policy' and pushing Hindi and Sanskrit into the territory.

"While these threats loom, the opposition leader, Edappadi Palaniswami, remains silent. Instead of questioning these injustices, he has formed an alliance with the BJP, effectively facilitating the entry of these policies into Tamil Nadu," the Deputy Chief Minister added.

According to him, the upcoming assembly election presents a critical opportunity for the people to respond to this continuous neglect.

"It is time for the voters to decide whether to support the Tamil Nadu team or a Delhi team that ignores the state’s developmental needs and linguistic heritage," he added.

Earlier, speaking at Viralimalai in Pudukottai, he argued that this election "is a war between the Delhi Team and the Tamil Nadu Team". 

"We are the Tamil Nadu Team...we must send Delhi Team back to where they came from with a decisive win," he said. 

He urged the electorate to break the "remote control" Delhi uses to try and control Tamil Nadu. 

Udhayanidhi attacked the opposition, specifically targeting incumbent MLA and AIADMK candidate C Vijayabaskar by calling him a "drama company actor", who is part of a "slave group" being threatened by the CBI and ED. 

The deputy CM listed the infrastructure and welfare achievements of the "Dravidian Model" government, specifically mentioning quality road works worth Rs 25 crore for 30 km and drinking water connections worth Rs 17 crore in the region. 

He also claimed that the DMK revived the laptop scheme for college students after the AIADMK abandoned it in 2019.

Looking toward a second term, he promised that the government would increase the women's entitlement amount to Rs 2,000 and build Rs 10 lakh houses under the 'Kalaignar Kanavu Illam' initiative for those without homes. 

Invoking his political lineage, he told the local cadre to set a high target, noting that while the party lost the seat by a narrow margin previously, this time DMK must win by a margin of "50,000 votes to drive away the slave group".