Man blows himself up with gelatin stick in Mandya
Mandya: A 21-year-old man died after he allegedly blew himself up with a gelatin stick in front of the house of a girl he was in love with after her family rejected him, police said on Monday.
The incident occurred at Kalenahalli village of Mandya district on early Sunday morning, they said.
According to police, Ramachandra was in relationship with a minor girl. Last year, he was booked under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act after he eloped with the girl. He was arrested in the case and spent three months in jail as an under-trial.
After getting released from jail, he entered into a compromise with the girl’s family and the case was refuted in the court. But later, he started calling the girl and continued to maintain his relationship with her, police said.
Apparently, the girl’s family was planning to get the girl married to someone else once she attained legal age, a senior police officer said.
Ramachandra, a resident of a neighbouring village in Nagamangala taluk was allegedly upset with the girl’s family for rejecting him. Suddenly on Sunday, he reached in front of the minor girl’s house and detonated the gelatin stick he carried with him and the explosion claimed his life on the spot, the officer added.
Based on the complaint from the deceased person’s family, calling it suspicious death, a case has been registered, police said. His family was in the quarrying business and that’s how he got access to the gelatin stick, police said.
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Hoax bomb threat emails spark security alert at Karnataka government offices; no explosives found
Karwar/Tumakuru: Government offices in three Karnataka towns were placed on high alert on Tuesday after bomb threat emails were received by the tahsildar offices in Karwar and Bhatkal, and the deputy commissioner’s office in Tumakuru.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald, police officials said all three emails originated from a single email ID and contained claims of “revenge from Tamilians and Pakistanis.” Following the threats, security agencies immediately swung into action and the premises were evacuated and thoroughly searched.
Teams from the local police, bomb disposal squad and dog squad were deployed at all locations. Authorities have confirmed that no suspicious objects or explosives were found. They called the threats a hoax, after extensive checks.
Uttara Kannada Superintendent of Police Deepan M N said precautionary measures were taken as per protocol to ensure public safety. “A detailed search was conducted at all the mentioned offices, but nothing incriminating was found,” he said.
Police have begun efforts to trace the source of the emails and identify the sender while security around key government buildings in the affected districts was heightened as a precaution, officials added.
