Siddapura: Man Killed in clash ensued after daughter complains of mother’s extra-marital affair
Siddapura (Uttara Kannada): A 43-year-old man was killed in a violent altercation in Siddapura on Monday night, allegedly triggered by a family dispute involving a woman’s extramarital relationship and her daughter’s complaint of harassment. Police have arrested seven people in connection with the incident.
The deceased has been identified as Vasantha, a resident of Siddapura. Two others Mahesh and his neighbour Kumar sustained serious injuries and are currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Shivamogga.
According to police, Mahesh and his wife Suchitra, who have two daughters, have been living separately for the past six months. During this period, while Mahesh was working in Bengaluru, Suchitra allegedly developed a relationship with Kamalakar Bhat, an astrologer from Shivamogga. She later shifted to Shivamogga along with her daughters.
Police said Mahesh’s daughter Sumashree later informed her father that she was being harassed by her mother and the astrologer. Following this, Mahesh asked his daughter to return to Siddapura. Sources said this decision angered Suchitra’s relatives.
On Monday night, when Mahesh was present at his elder brother Vasantha’s house, Suchitra arrived there along with her father Lokanath and four others. A heated argument soon escalated into a physical fight. During the clash, Vasantha was allegedly stabbed with a knife and died on the spot.
Mahesh and Kumar were also attacked during the incident and suffered grievous injuries.
Police have arrested seven accused, including Kamalakar Bhat, Suchitra and her father Lokanath. A case has been registered, and further investigation is under way in this regard.
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Cong 'pocketed' Rs 150 cr per annum from Assam healthcare budget during 15 yrs of rule: Shah
Guwahati (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday alleged that the Congress, during its previous 15 years of rule in Assam, "pocketed" Rs 150 crore per annum from the state healthcare budget.
Inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for healthcare projects worth Rs 2,092 crore in Assam, Shah said the BJP works for affordable healthcare for all sections of society and lauded Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for bringing the state's medical facilities at par with states like Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
"Assam's healthcare was in shambles 10 years ago as Congress worked only for the financial health of its leaders' families," he said.
Attacking Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, he said that no Indian supports his acts of "defaming" the country in his bid to oppose the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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He lambasted the Congress for its "shirtless" protest at the recent AI summit in New Delhi and Gandhi for having 'chai-pakora' on the stairs of Parliament House.
"We were also in the opposition and staged protests against the government, but there is a right platform for it," he said.
"Parliament is a sacred seat of democracy. Its stairs should not be used for even dharnas. And Rahul Gandhi was having 'chai-pakora' there. Doesn't he know where to have his breakfast?" asked the Union minister.
Shah inaugurated the Rs 675-crore Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital in Guwahati, at a programme held on its premises.
He also virtually inaugurated two cancer centres at Golaghat and Tinsukia, both under Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF), constructed at a cost of Rs 135 crore each.
Shah virtually laid the foundation stone for super-speciality hospitals at Diphu Medical College and Hospital (Rs 220 crore), Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (Rs 310 crore), and Barpeta Medical College and Hospital (Rs 284 crore).
The foundation stone for a Rs 218-crore Swasthya Bhawan in Guwahati, and the Abhayapuri District Hospital (Rs 115 crore) were also laid by the Union home minister.
Shah arrived here on Saturday evening on a two-day visit to Assam, his fourth visit to the northeastern state in four months.
