Request for euthanasia made by Sagara couple; govt officials accused of torture over property issue
Sagara: A request for euthanasia has reportedly been made by a local couple, apparently unable to bear the torment of government officers with regard to their property.
Shrikanth Nayak and his wife Sujatha Nayak, of Kugve village on the outskirts of Sagara town, Shivamogga district, wrote to the President of India and handed their request to the assistant commissioner on Wednesday, said sources.
Speaking on the matter, the couple said, “We requested permission to release 52 per cent of our own land as approved by the rural and urban development project. The Taluk Panchayat executive officer and the panchayat development officer demanded that we pay Rs 10 lakh to grant permission. We did not bribe the officers. Since ours is an agriculture-based family, we could not afford to do so, too.”
They said, further, “Following our refusal to pay them the demanded amount, the officers have been misusing their authority and harassing us. Our family faced a financial downfall, and I am now facing health problems. Everyone in the family is depressed and helpless.”
Nayak and his wife added, “We are unable to face this torture any further and have requested for permission for euthanasia.”
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
