No politics for Nikhil Kumaraswamy for next five years: HD Kumaraswamy
Mandya: HD Kumaraswamy, former Chief Minister and second-in-command of JD(S) has indicated his decision to steer his son Nikhil away from politics, reaffirming that he will not field him in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections next year. Kumaraswamy stated that he has advised Nikhil to focus on his acting career rather than engaging in political activities.
Nikhil faced defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the Mandya constituency against independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh. He also experienced a setback in the assembly elections from the Ramanagara constituency earlier this year. Kumaraswamy described the assembly election loss as a result of a "political conspiracy."
Kumaraswamy highlighted that Nikhil has three movies in the lead role lined up as part of his acting career. He emphasized that Nikhil will refrain from participating in any elections over the next five years.
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Kumaraswamy revealed that Nikhil initially didn't want to contest the 2019 elections due to his lack of preparation. However, due to pressure from local MLAs and party workers, he was compelled to enter the electoral race from the Mandya constituency.
JD(S) is planning to contest the Lok Sabha elections independently and aims to field candidates in all 28 constituencies across Karnataka. Kumaraswamy attributed the party's poor performance in the 2019 polls to the coalition politics and alliance with the Congress.
While acknowledging that winning all 28 seats might be a challenge, Kumaraswamy expressed confidence in securing around four or five seats. He also emphasized the party's commitment to retaining its dedicated workers within its ranks.
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Jharkhand horror: Man kills live-in partner, chops body into 40 pieces
Ranchi (PTI): A 25-year-old man, who works as a butcher, allegedly strangled to death his live-in partner and chopped her body into 40 to 50 pieces in a forested area in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Naresh Bhengra, was arrested.
The matter came to light after around a fortnight after the killing when a stray dog was found with human body parts near Jordag village in Jariagarh police station on November 24.
Bhengra was in a live-in relationship with the deceased, a 24-year-old woman also from Khunti district, in Tamil Nadu for the past couple of years. Sometime back, he returned to Jharkhand, got married to another woman without telling his partner anything and went back to the southern state without his wife to join her.
"The brutal incident occurred on November 8 when they reached Khunti as the accused who had married another woman did not wish to take her home. Instead, he took her to a forest near his house at Jordag village in Jariagarh police station and chopped the body into pieces. The man has been arrested," Khunti Superintendent of Police Aman Kumar told PTI.
Inspector Ashok Singh who investigated the case said the man worked in a butcher shop in Tamil Nadu and was expert in slicing chicken.
“He admitted chopping the body parts of the woman into 40 to 50 pieces before leaving those in the forest for wild animals to feast on. The police recovered several parts on November 24 after a dog in the area was seen with a hand," Singh told PTI.
Singh said that the woman, who was unaware of his marriage, pressured him to return to Khunti. After reaching Ranchi, they boarded a train on November 24 and headed to the man's village.
"Under a plan, the man took her to Khunti in an autorickshaw near his home and asked her to wait. He returned with sharp weapons and strangulated her with her dupatta after raping her. He then cut the body into 40 to 50 pieces and left for his home to live with his wife," Singh said.
The woman, however, had informed her mother that she had boarded a train and would be living with her partner, the police officer said.
Following the recovery of body parts, a bag was also found in the forest with the murdered woman's belongings including her Aadhaar card. The mother of the woman was called at the spot and she identified her daughter's belongings.
"The mother suspected the man behind the crime who after being nabbed by the police admitted to chopping the woman into pieces," the official added.
The incident has sent shockwaves among people in the region, with the Shraddha Walker murder case of 2022 still fresh in their memory.
Walker was killed by her live-in partner who chopped her body into pieces before dumping them in the jungle in South Delhi’s Mehrauli.
