Mandya: Woman murdered by lover in KR Pete Taluk, body hidden in field
Mandya: In a shocking incident, a woman was allegedly murdered by her lover in Karoti village of KR Pete taluk, Mandya district. The deceased has been identified as Preeti (35), a resident of Hosakoppalu in Hassan district, while the accused is Puneet, a native of Karoti village.
According to police sources, Preeti and Puneet had recently come in contact through Instagram, and their online friendship reportedly turned into a romantic relationship. Preeti was married, but the two are said to have continued meeting in secret.
On Sunday, the duo reportedly went on a trip by car, visiting tourist spots in Mysuru and Mandya. During the return journey, Puneet allegedly took Preeti to the Kattaraghatta forest area near KR Pete, where he murdered her. After the crime, he is said to have stolen the gold jewellery she was wearing and then buried her body in his farmland in Karoti village.
The incident came to light after Preeti’s husband, Sundaresh, filed a missing complaint with the Hassan police. During the investigation, the police traced the last phone calls made by Preeti and found links pointing to Puneet. Upon questioning, Puneet reportedly confessed to the crime.
A case has been registered at Kikkeri Police Station, and further investigation is underway.
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NHRC issues notice to DM, SP of Barmer in Rajasthan over branding of students with iron rod
New Delhi (PTI): The NHRC on Thursday said it has issued notice to the Barmer administration over reports that some students were allegedly branded with a hot iron rod by their teacher at a hostel inside a temple complex in the Rajasthan district.
Reportedly, the video of the incident also went viral on social media, the National Human Rights Commission said.
The human rights body said it has taken "suo motu cognisance of a media report that a teacher, annoyed with the bedwetting by some students, branded them with a hot iron rod at a hostel inside a temple complex in Barmer district".
The NHRC has observed that the content of the news report, if true, raises serious issues of violation of human rights.
Therefore, it has issued notices to the district magistrate and the superintendent of police of Barmer, seeking a detailed report within two weeks, including the health status of the victim students.
According to the media report, carried on August 22, one of the injured boys reached his home and reported the matter to his family, after which the villagers gathered in large numbers to protest, the commission said.
In another statement, the NHRC said it has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that about 18 students at a government school in Bihar were allegedly subjected to "corporal punishment" by their teacher after locking them inside a room in Haflaganj area of Katihar district on August 21.
"Their ordeal stopped when some parents raised the alarm while visiting the premises in connection with some work," it said.
The commission has observed that the content of the news report, if true, raises serious issues of violation of the human rights of the students.
Therefore, it has issued notices to the state's chief secretary and the superintendent of police of Katihar, seeking a detailed report in two weeks.
According to the media report, also carried on August 22, several villagers gathered at the school and started protesting. Sensing trouble, all the male teachers fled the school. The police also reached the spot, it added.
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