Man's parents severely injured in assault after he elopes, marries girlfriend in Chikkaballapura
Chikkaballapura: A man and his wife were severely injured in an assault after their son eloped and married his girlfriend, police said on Tuesday.
The girl's father and three of his relatives have been arrested in connection with the incident at Dapparthi village in Gudibanda taluk of this district, they said.
The couple eloped and married at a temple on Sunday. When the girl's family came to know about it the next day, they went to the boy's house and created a ruckus there, police said.
They exchanged a heated argument and assaulted the boy's family after accusing them of having been in the know of the marriage. The two sustained serious injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, a senior police officer said.
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In a complaint, the victims alleged they were assaulted by more than five men with rods and wooden blocks, he said.
Based on their complaint, a case was registered under sections 143 (Being member of an unlawful assembly), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of the Indian Penal Code.
Police arrested the four people in connection with the incident, he said.
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UP: Husband arrested for killing wife in Jhansi over her objection to alcoholism
Jhansi (UP) (PTI): A 40-year-old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly killing his wife with an axe over her objection to his alcoholism in the Chirgaon area here, police said.
The complaint against the accused, Nepal Singh, was lodged by his son, officials added.
Station House Officer Rahul Rathore said that the incident occurred on Saturday afternoon in Atpei village, where Singh allegedly attacked his wife, Sheela (35), with an axe in a fit of rage after she objected to his drinking.
Singh was heavily intoxicated at the time of the incident and got into an argument with his wife, which escalated into violence, resulting in her death, Rathore said.
Based on a complaint filed by Saurabh, a case was registered against the accused, leading to his arrest near Chirona canal, the SHO said.
Police have also recovered the axe used in the crime, he added.
