Mysuru: Man arrested for murdering lover using explosive
Mysuru: A man has been arrested in Karnataka’s Mysuru district for allegedly murdering his lover by placing a gelatin stick in her mouth and detonating it. The incident occurred in a lodge in Bherya village, Saligrama taluk.
The deceased has been identified as Rakshita, 20, a resident of Gerasanahalli in Hunsur taluk. The accused, Siddaraju, is a resident of Bilikere village near Periyapatna town.
According to police sources, Rakshita was married to a man from Kerala but was reportedly in an extramarital relationship with Siddaraju. The couple is said to have travelled together to the Kappadi pilgrimage centre, after which they checked into a lodge in Bherya village.
During their stay, Siddaraju allegedly inserted a gelatin explosive into Rakshita’s mouth and detonated it, resulting in her immediate death. He later attempted to mislead authorities by claiming that her death had occurred due to a mobile phone explosion.
Lodge staff grew suspicious after failing to find any evidence of an exploded phone at the scene. When questioned, Siddaraju claimed the device had been discarded. He then attempted to flee, prompting the hotel staff to alert the local police.
Upon interrogation, Siddaraju confessed to the crime, according to officials. A case has been registered at the Saligrama police station, and further investigation is underway.
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Odisha: Normalcy returns to violence-hit Malkangiri; internet services fully restored
Malkangiri (PTI): Normalcy returned to Odisha’s Malkangiri district on Monday, nearly a week after around 200 villages were damaged in violent clashes in a village, with the district administration fully restoring internet services, a senior official said.
Additional District Magistrate Bedabar Pradhan said internet services, suspended across the district on December 8 to curb the spread of rumours and misinformation following the clashes, were restored after the situation improved.
The suspension had been extended in phases till 12 noon on Monday.
The administration also withdrew prohibitory orders imposed under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita within a 10-km radius of MV-26 village, where arson incidents were reported on December 7 and December 8.
Though the violence was confined to two villages, tension had gripped the entire district, as the incident took the form of a clash between local tribals and Bengali settlers following the recovery of a headless body of a woman on December 4, officials said.
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The violence broke out after residents of Rakhelguda village allegedly set ablaze several houses belonging to Bengali residents, forcing hundreds to flee. The headless body of Lake Podiami (51), a woman from the Koya tribe, was recovered from the banks of the Poteru river on December 4, while her head was found six days later at a location about 15 km away.
Officials said the district administration held several rounds of discussions with representatives of the tribal and Bengali communities, following which both sides agreed to maintain peace.
Relief and rehabilitation work has since been launched at MV-26 village, with preliminary assessment pegging property damage at around Rs 3.8 crore.
A two-member ministerial team headed by Deputy Chief Minister K V Singh Deo visited the affected village, interacted with officials and locals, and submitted a report to the chief minister.
So far, 18 people have been arrested in connection with the violence, the officials said, adding that despite the withdrawal of prohibitory orders and restoration of internet services, security forces, including BSF and CRPF personnel, continue to be deployed to prevent any untoward incident.
On Sunday, Nabarangpur MP Balabhadra Majhi visited MV-26 and neighbouring Rakhelguda villages, and held discussions with members of both communities as part of efforts to rebuild confidence and restore peace.
More than two lakh Bengali-speaking Bangladeshis were rehabilitated by the Centre in Malkangiri and Nabarangpur districts in 1968, and they currently reside in 124 villages of Malkangiri.
