Man in Belagavi arrested for murdering 15-day-old daughter by feeding poison
Belagavi: In a murder case reported from Ukkada village of the taluk, a 28-year-old man was held by Kakathi Police on charges of poisoning his 15-day-old daughter, apparently on learning that the infant was female.
The arrested man, Bhimaraya Banappa Chippadi, is said to be a resident of Bhootaramanahatti. He was held by Kakathi Police following an investigation into a case registered against him based on a complaint filed by his wife, Sheela Chippadi, who has accused him of murdering their infant, Priyanka.
Police sources have said that Chippadi was unhappy that his wife Sheela had delivered a female child and had been pressurizing her to leave the infant at her paternal home and return alone.
On Tuesday, March 17 afternoon, Chippadi allegedly poisoned his daughter Priyanka when his wife and child were asleep. A primary investigation has revealed that the accused applied the poison to the opening of a bottle and fed it to the infant.
Chippadi reportedly escaped from the spot after poisoning his daughter.
When his wife Sheela woke up, she noticed the infant foaming at the mouth and immediately took the child to the Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) Hospital, but doctors declared Priyanka dead, sources said. The doctors have reportedly suspected that the infant was fed a pesticide used on cotton crops.
Kakathi Police, who registered a case against Chippadi, probed the matter and tracked him down on Friday, March 20.
Chippadi, who was produced before the court, has been sent to judicial custody and is currently lodged in Hindalga jail.
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CPI(M) leader Smitha Sundaresan joins BJP
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): CPI(M) leader Smitha Sundaresan on Sunday joined the BJP, alleging erosion of values in her former party.
Daughter of CPI(M) leader Sundaresan from Thiruvananthapuram district, she was serving as a councillor in the Varkala Block Panchayat and was a member of the party’s Varkala Area Committee.
She was welcomed into the BJP by state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar and party’s state in-charge Prakash Javadekar at an event held here.
Speaking to reporters, Sundaresan said she had resigned from her post as Block Panchayat councillor to join the BJP.
"It is value erosion in CPI(M) that prompted me to join BJP. More than that, I was also attracted by the unparalleled development works initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi," she said.
She alleged that personal interests and bias have become common within the CPI(M).
"When it comes to cases involving vested interests, CPI(M) does not adhere to its ideology and rules," she added.
There are indications that Sundaresan may be fielded from the Varkala constituency, with the BJP possibly taking over the seat from NDA ally BDJS.
