BENGALURU: A threw off two children into a lake, before commiting suicide by jumping into the water body near Kalkere, Magadi on Sunday.

The deceased has been identified as 30-year-old Sujata Anjanamurthy.

Sujata had left her house in Tavarekere with her sons A Nakula(4), and A Vishal (3), to visit a relative’s house. After visiting there, she then took part in ‘Oora Habba’, a festival in the locality, on Saturday night and Sunday morning. After lunch, she took her sons and walked towards the lake in Kalkere,” Magadi police said.

When the three did not return home, relatives initiated a search. “When a search party reached the lake, they found slippers belonging to the three and suspected the trio might have drowned,” police said.

However, Sujata’s parents told police that Anjanayamurthy, Sujatha's husband was responsible for the incident. “The reason behind the extreme step is not known,” police said. 

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Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.

The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.

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The accused was a caretaker of the company.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.