Mysuru woman’s parents, sister die by suicide after she elopes with boyfriend
Mysuru: In a tragic incident, a couple and their younger daughter allegedly died by suicide in Mysuru after their elder daughter eloped with her boyfriend.
The deceased have been identified as Mahadeva Swamy (55), his wife Manjula (45), and their daughter Harshitha (20), residents of Budanur village in HD Kote taluk, as reported by The Indian Express on Monday.
Swamy's elder daughter had confided in her family about her relationship with a youth. After facing objections from her parents, she fled with her boyfriend on Friday and later called to inform them of her intention to marry him. The news of the elopement quickly spread through the village, TIE quoted officers as saying.
Devastated by the turn of events, Swamy and his family made their way to the Hebbal reservoir around 4:00 a.m. on Saturday, leaving behind a four-page suicide note. In the note, Swamy stated that the family property should not be shared with his estranged daughter.
“We do not want her to attend the funeral. We are responsible for our death. All the property must be transferred to my brother,” the note reportedly read.
When Swamy and his family were found to be missing, relatives and villagers began a search. During their efforts, locals spotted a two-wheeler parked near the reservoir. Further investigation revealed three pairs of slippers on the banks, raising concerns about their whereabouts.
Police were notified, and they, in turn, alerted fire services to assist in the search. After a search operation, the bodies of all three family members were recovered from the reservoir, the report added.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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Traffic fraud: Fake 'no-entry' sticker racket busted in Delhi, mastermind among 3 held
New Delhi (PTI): Police here have busted a crime syndicate involved in traffic fraud and extortion, arresting three people including the alleged mastermind who sold fake stickers to help commercial vehicles bypass no-entry restrictions, an official said on Saturday.
The police said they dismantled a third organised syndicate linked to traffic-related frauds, with the arrest of Rinku Rana alias Bhushan, his associate Sonu Sharma and Mukesh Kumar alias Pakodi, who was also connected to another extortion syndicate.
According to the police, Rinku Rana was running a well-organised network that facilitated the movement of commercial goods vehicles during restricted hours by selling fake 'marka' or stickers for Rs 2,000 to Rs 5,000 per vehicle every month. The stickers were falsely projected as authorisation to evade traffic challans.
During raids, the police recovered Rs 31 lakh in cash, property documents worth several crores of rupees, over 500 fake stickers and six mobile phones allegedly used to operate the syndicate.
The crackdown followed a complaint filed by a traffic police officer in April this year after a commercial vehicle tried to evade checking by producing a fake sticker claiming exemption from enforcement action.
Investigation revealed that social media groups were being used to coordinate the illegal movement of vehicles and alert drivers about traffic police checkpoints, police said.
"A parallel system was being run to cheat drivers and vehicle owners while undermining traffic enforcement. On the basis of evidence, provisions related to organised crime under the BNS were invoked," a senior police officer said.
Sonu Sharma, the police said, managed social media groups through which stickers were sold and real-time alerts were circulated regarding traffic police movement. He also acted as a link between Rana and drivers operating in the field.
In a related development, Mukesh Kumar alias Pakodi, an associate of Rajkumar alias Raju Meena, who was earlier arrested under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), was also apprehended.
Mukesh allegedly helped extort money from transporters and was involved in blackmailing traffic police personnel by recording enforcement actions, the police said.
Investigators alleged the syndicate led by Rajkumar deployed drivers to deliberately violate traffic rules and secretly record police officials during challans, later using manipulated videos to extort money under threat of false allegations.
The police said that in total, eight accused belonging to three different organised crime syndicates linked to traffic frauds and extortion have been arrested so far.
Further investigation is underway to trace the remaining members, conduct financial probes, and analyse digital evidence recovered during the raids, officials added.
