Hassan: A case that had caused panic after a young woman went missing near Kalkere Lake in Belur taluk has ended on a positive note, with police tracing her in Kunigal along with her lover.
The missing woman has been identified as Priyanka (29) from Yaliyur in Kunigal taluk. Police found her staying in a lodge in Kunigal with a man identified as David, a native of Bihar, and have now closed the missing case.
According to police, Priyanka had left home saying she was going to attend a wedding in Chikkamagaluru. She went missing around 8 pm on February 12 from the Belur bus stand. Her family later filed a complaint with the police.
On February 14 morning, some clothes and personal belongings said to be hers were found near the banks of Kalkere Lake. This led to serious concern. As Priyanka was reportedly wearing gold jewellery worth around Rs 20 lakh, there were suspicions that she might have been killed and thrown into the lake.
Treating the case seriously, Belur police formed a special team and stepped up the investigation. Based on mobile location data and other technical inputs, they traced her to Kunigal, where she was found with her lover in a lodge.
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Shivpuri (PTI): The 60-year-old mother of a rape accused was killed allegedly by the victim's brother in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police official said on Saturday.
The incident took place on Friday, Rannod police station house officer (SHO) Arvind Chauhan said.
"An anganwadi worker returning from a hospital was offered a lift by one Inder Gurjar, who took her to a secluded spot and raped her. She called up her brothers to narrate the ordeal. One brother of the victim along with two associates went to Gurjar's house and assaulted him. When Gurjar's mother Sirkunwarbai (60) intervened, she was attacked with a sharp weapon. She died on the spot," he said.
Based on a complaint filed by the deceased woman's daughter-in-law, three persons were booked for murder. One of them was held on Saturday, the official added.
A separate case has also been registered against Gurjar for rape, he said.
Police personnel have been deployed in the area in view of tension following the incident, the official added.
