Raichur: Man with lethal weapon enters stage during MLA Yatnal’s speech in Lingasugur
Raichur: An incident was reported from Lingasugur town on Sunday, when a man armed with a lethal weapon entered the stage where Vijayapura legislator Basanagouda Patil Yatnal was speaking, during a programme organized by Sri Rama Sena.
The accused, identified as Srinivas from Hatti town, has been taken into custody by the police. He is reportedly an employee of the Hatti Gold Mines company and residing in Lingasugur.
The programme, 'Hindu Samrajyotsava', had been organized by Sri Rama Sena on the Government Pre-university College campus. Yatnal was addressing the gathering when Srinivas entered from behind the stage with a sickle in hand, in spite of the tight security provided to the area. While his entry gave rise to panic for a few minutes, Sri Rama Sena activists took quick action to prevent any untoward incident. They caught and handed over Srinivas to the police officers who were on the spot.
The police have taken the man into custody and are interrogating regarding his actions.
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Telangana: Man sets woman on fire for 'rejecting' marriage proposal
Hyderabad (PTI): A 28-year-old married woman was set on fire allegedly by a man after she "rejected" his marriage proposal in Mahabubabad town on Tuesday, police said.
The accused, in his 40s, who runs a shop, had developed an "illicit" relationship with the woman and was suspecting that she was in contact with another person and that she was "ignoring" him.
He poured petrol on the woman when she was alone at her house and set her on fire. He then hugged her and both of them suffered injuries, police said.
They were initially shifted to Government Hospital in Mahabubabad and later admitted to another state-run Hospital in Warangal for further treatment.
As per the doctors, the woman suffered 90 per cent burns in the incident while the accused 75 per cent burns, police said.
The woman's mother, in a complaint to the police, stated that her daughter was married to a man in Gudur mandal.
Due to family disputes, the woman came to Mahabubabad along with her two children and was residing there for the past three years.
She was running a vegetable cart. The accused was already married, and his wife had passed away. He developed an"illicit" relationship with the woman, police said.
The accused allegedly forced and harassed the victim to marry him, the complainant said.
Based on a complaint, an attempt to murder case was registered in connection with the incident, police added.
