Belagavi: In a major turn to the investigation of the murder a man in Gadikoppa village of Khanapur taluk recently, the police team has found that the wife who filed a complaint in the matter had gotten her paramour to murder her husband.

Khanapur Police have arrested Shaila Patil, wife of the deceased Shivanagowda Patil (45), and her lover Rudrappa Hosetti, both of whom have been sent to judicial custody.

While Patil was found dead in the village on Thursday, a day after his wife had left for her parents’ home, the police have cited empty liquor bottles as the first lead they got. Patil seemed to have consumed alcohol with an associate, they have said, and added that the post-mortem test report too has proven that Patil had been under the influence of alcohol when he was murdered.

The probe team, while checking the call records in the deceased man’s phone, found that the last call he had made was to Hosetti. On taking Hosetti into custody, the Khanapur Police found that he had called Shaila often, and also held WhatsApp video calls with her. When they questioned Shaila, the police officers found that she had been in a relationship with Hosetti and her husband had recently discovered this. As Patil had warned her strictly against continuing the relationship, Shaila to decide to get him eliminated, the officers added.

On Thursday, Shaila shared information of her husband’s movements with Hosetti, who is learned to have murdered Patil when they were having drinks. He also called Shaila later and informed her of Patil’s death, the police officers have said.

Get all the latest, breaking news from Karnataka in a single click. CLICK HERE to get all the latest news from Karnataka.

Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.



Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government on Monday issued a nutrition advisory recommending healthier food and beverage options at meetings, functions, and other official gatherings held in the state.

The advisory has been issued by the Department of Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Services to promote healthy dietary and nutritional habits among officials and staff, noting that food, refreshments and beverages served in government offices and official programmes are "often not aligned with nutrition standards."

The advisory recommends serving snacks such as millet-based, low-fat and low-sugar foods, fresh fruits, vegetable salads, sprouts, roasted nuts and seeds during in-house office meetings and breaks.

Beverages such as green tea, low-fat buttermilk, and locally filtered or boiled water served in glass bottles or steel flasks have also been suggested.

According to the advisory, for larger government events, conferences and exhibitions, departments have been advised to include at least one millet-based item during snacks and a minimum of two millet dishes in meals, along with local cuisine and at least one regional recipe.

It also recommends the use of brown rice instead of white rice, freshly prepared vegetable salads, and fresh fruits or low-sugar fruit juices.

If non-vegetarian food is served, it should consist of well-cooked lean or white meat, the advisory stated.

In eateries operating within government office campuses, the department has recommended millet-based foods, fresh vegetable salads, boiled pulses such as horse gram or chickpeas, and low-fat beverages.

It suggests serving food using reusable metal plates and glasses.

The advisory also recommends avoiding microwave-heated food, industrially processed food, fried snacks, high-fat or heavily spiced dishes, carbonated drinks, high-sugar fruit juices, and alcoholic beverages.

It further discourages serving milk-based tea or coffee and plastic-bottled water during official events.

“Overall, hygiene and cleanliness should be maintained while serving food and water. Local cottage industries, self-help groups, prison kitchens, nutri-gardens and others should be preferred for placing food and beverage orders,” the advisory added.