Koppal: Man attempts to kill four-month pregnant sister over inter-caste marriage
Koppal: An incident was reported from Handral village in Koppal taluk on Wednesday, where a man allegedly attacked his four-month pregnant sister with an axe in an attempt to kill her.
The injured woman has been identified as Meenakshi, a native of Chittapur. She was seriously injured in the attack. The accused has been identified as her brother, Manjunath.
According to the information, Meenakshi, who belongs to the Kuruba community, had married a man from the Nayaka community about a year ago. The couple had been living in another village since their marriage. She had recently come to Handral village to attend a relative’s wedding.
Police said that the accused allegedly attacked Meenakshi at her house after noticing her presence in the village. As she tried to escape towards the wedding venue, he reportedly followed her and assaulted her with an axe, causing injuries to her head, back, and left hand in front of the gathering.
The injured woman was immediately shifted to Koppal District Hospital, where she is undergoing treatment.
Koppal District Superintendent of Police Dr. Ram L. Arasiddi visited the hospital and gathered information about the incident.
As of now, no case has been officially registered. Further details are awaited.
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Nine of family killed as car falls into well in Nashik district
Nashik (PTI): Nine members of a family, including six children, were killed after their car fell into a well in Maharashtra's Nashik district, police said on Saturday.
The accident occurred in the Shivaji Nagar area of Dindori town around 10 pm on Friday, an official said.
The victims were heading home after attending a function at a banquet hall in the area when their car fell into a well near the venue, he said.
Personnel from the local police and emergency services arrived at the scene and retrieved the car and its occupants with the help of two cranes and swimmers around midnight.
The victims were members of the Dargude family from Indore village in Dindori taluka, the official said.
According to the police, the deceased were identified as Sunil Dattu Dargude (32), his wife Reshma, Asha Anil Dargude (32), and six children from the family, five girls in the age group of seven to 14 years and an 11-year-old boy.
Their bodies were brought to the government hospital in Dindori, the official said, adding that a case has been registered and a probe is underway to ascertain the cause of the accident.
