HD Devegowda, Kumaraswamy pays tribute to JD(S) workers killed in Sri Lanka blasts
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and former Prime Minister of India HD Devegowda on Wednesday paid tribute to the two JD(S) workers Rangappa and Hanumantarappa who were killed in the Sri Lanka suicide bomb blasts and later met the family and offered condolences.
Dasarahalli MLA R Manjunath also accompanied the two senior leaders of the party on this occasion.
Mortal remains of five people of Karnataka who were killed in the serial bomb blasts in Sri Lanka, were brought to Bengaluru on Tuesday.
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Married woman stabbed to death by stalker for refusing his advances in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A 34-year-old married woman was stabbed to death here allegedly by a man who had been stalking her after she repeatedly refused his advances, police said on Friday.
The victim, Firdos Banu, a resident of Gangondanahalli, worked as a house help, they said.
The accused, identified as Hafiz, a mechanic, has been arrested in connection with the incident, which took place on the afternoon of March 19.
According to police, Banu was returning home from work when the accused intercepted her behind a school in the Gangondanahalli area and stabbed her multiple times, leaving her seriously injured.
Locals informed her family, and she was taken to a hospital where she succumbed to her injuries later in the evening, a senior police officer said.
A case of murder has been registered at Chandra Layout police station and the accused has been arrested, he added.
Police said Banu was married to Altaf Pasha, an autorickshaw driver, for around 15 years. She is survived by her husband and three minor sons.
Preliminary investigation revealed that Hafiz, who is unmarried, had been stalking Banu for some time and continued to harass her despite her repeated refusals, they added.
