K'taka: Headmaster of govt school hangs himself at Tahsildar's office, blames BEO, other officials
Vijayapura: A headmaster of a government higher primary school in Sindagi, committed suicide by hanging himself at the premises of Tahsildar’s office here on late Sunday night.
The deceased headmaster has been identified as Basavaraj Malappa Nayakal (54).
A death note was also recovered from the pocket of Malappa’s shirt which had blamed the Sindagi BEO HM Haranala, CRP GN Patil, BM Talwar, SL Bhajantri and Sangamesh Chincholi from the village for his suicide. He asserted that he was being harassed by these men prompting him to end his life.
“SL Bhajantri appointed me as headmaster and then made me a scapegoat to target me. I brought this issue to the notice of Sindagi BEO HM Harinala but nothing came out of it. He kept harassing me by giving me notices repeatedly.” He wrote in the death note.
‘Sangamesh Chincholi of the village made allegations against me and CRP and Sangamesh were extorting money from me. They had alleged that I was embezzling money by projecting more admissions of the students under the ‘Mid-Day Meal Scheme’.” The letter added.
“But, the future of my students is more important than me. Justice should be served to my wife and daughter.” The death note further stated.
A case has been registered at Sindagi police station based on the complaint filed by the wife of the deceased headmaster.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
