Man arrested for killing parents, sister in Karnataka
Hospet (Karnataka) (PTI): A 24-year-old man allegedly killed his parents and sister in Vijayanagara district and later filed a missing person complaint in Bengaluru to mislead investigators here, police said on Saturday.
The incident came to light on January 29, when the accused, Akshay Kumar, a resident of Kottur, approached the Tilaknagar police station and lodged a complaint claiming that his parents and sister were missing, police said.
Kumar has been arrested in connection with the killing of his father, Bhimaraj, mother Jayalakshmi, and sister Amrutha.
While the exact motive behind the killings is yet to be ascertained, police said they are probing all possible angles, including the possibility of a property dispute.
"During the course of the inquiry, discrepancies in his statements raised suspicion. A murder case was subsequently registered, following which the accused confessed to killing his parents and sister," a senior police officer said.
According to police, Kumar claimed that after killing them, he buried their bodies within the premises of their rented accommodation in Kottur.
As part of the investigation, a team from Tilaknagar police station visited the town on Friday to verify his claims and conducted a spot inspection.
The bodies were later recovered and sent for post-mortem examination, police said, adding that the autopsy report would confirm the exact cause of death.
Preliminary investigation suggests that Kumar allegedly killed his family members on January 27 and later travelled to Bengaluru, where he filed a missing persons complaint in an attempt to mislead the probe, the officer said.
The family originally hailed from the Chitradurga district and had moved to several places over the years for work. They had built a house worth around Rs 1.5 crore in Davangere district and shifted to Kottur about two years ago, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.
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Mercury likely to touch 44 deg C in Delhi; IMD issues alert for heatwave-like conditions
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 26.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 2.4 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The weather department has forecast partly cloudy sky with an orange alert for heatwave-like conditions at isolated places by the evening.
The maximum temperature is expected to reach around 44 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the IMD said.
The relative humidity in the capital was recorded at 43 per cent at 8.30 am.
The air quality was 'poor' at 9 am, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 223, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
