Elderly woman passes away shortly after casting vote in Brahmavar
Udupi: An elderly woman passed away after casting her vote at her home in Brahmavar taluk on April 16.
P. Yashodha (83), the wife of retired village accountant D. Narayan Upadhyay is the deceased. The Election Commission had permitted special voting arrangements for senior citizens, allowing them to vote from home. Consequently, P. Yashodha exercised her voting right from home.
On Tuesday, when the senior citizens were scheduled to vote, P. Yashodha experienced chest pain but opted to go to the hospital only after casting her vote. She was subsequently admitted to Koteshwar Private Hospital. Sadly, she succumbed to her illness around 9 pm without receiving treatment.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Jharkhand: 3 arrested for 'raping' 2 women in Gumla
Gumla (PTI): Three persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly raping two women at a village in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, police said.
All the three accused have been remanded to judicial custody, Gumla Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge, Mahendra Karmali, told PTI.
According to police, one of the women had been called to Gumla Sadar by her boyfriend on Sunday for an outing.
“She arrived at the spot accompanied by a female. The woman’s boyfriend then called a friend, and they took the two women to a secluded place in Sisai police station area in the evening, forcibly made them consume alcohol before raping them,” the officer said.
The accused later called another man to the spot, who also allegedly raped the women, he said.
“The women later reached the Sadar Police Station and lodged a complaint on Sunday night. Police conducted raids and nabbed the three accused on Monday,” he added.
Further investigation is underway.
