Father, son die as Bengaluru family attempts mass suicide
Mother, another son hospitalized
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Bengaluru: In a tragic incident, four members of the same family allegedly attempted suicide, resulting in the death of the father and one son, while the mother and another son have been hospitalized after falling seriously ill.
The incident took place on Thursday night, October 30, in Hegganahalli village of Devanahalli taluk, Bengaluru Rural district. According to reports, the father, identified as Kumarappa, allegedly hanged himself, following which his wife and two sons consumed poison in a bid to end their lives.
Kumarappa (60) and his son Arun (30) were found dead at their residence. Kumarappa’s wife Rama (55) and another son Akshay were found in critical condition and were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Bottles of liquor and pesticides were reportedly found at the scene. Police suspect that the family might have taken the extreme step due to financial distress and debt burden.
Upon receiving information, officers from Chikkajala Police Station and Devanahalli ACP visited the spot and conducted an inspection. The bodies have been sent to Yelahanka Government Hospital for postmortem. A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway, police said.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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Four booked for tying 18-year-old to tree, beating him up in UP's Pratapgarh
Pratapgarh (UP) (PTI): Four people were booked here for the abduction and assault of a man who they allegedly tied to a tree and beat up, police said on Wednesday.
The incident, a video of which has gone viral, took place on Tuesday afternoon under the Kunda police station limits.
The FIR was registered on Wednesday evening based on a complaint from the victim's father.
According to Keshav Prasad Yadav, a resident of Mauli village, some people called his 18-year-old son Nikhil Yadav on the phone and asked him to come out of his house around 2.30 pm on Tuesday.
As he reached outside the village as instructed, the accused allegedly forced him into a car and took him towards the Tinpedwa forest area, where they tied him to a tree and assaulted, the complainant said.
The attackers also recorded a video of the incident and circulated it on social media. The purported video shows the men thrashing Nikhil one after another, while one of them is assumed to have recorded the act.
Kunda Station House Officer Manoj Pandey confirmed the incident and said efforts are underway to identify and arrest all the accused.
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has shared the video on social media, describing the incident as reflective of a "dominant mindset" against the PDA (Pichda or Backward, Dalit, and Alpasankhyak or Minority), and demanded strict action against the accused.
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