Two college students in Davanagere commit suicide as video of their private moment goes viral
Davanagere: Tragedy struck in Davanagere as two students of a private college in the city allegedly took their own lives after an intimate video of them went viral on social media.
The incident unfolded when a video of the students' private moments on the college terrace, recorded two months ago by an individual from an adjacent building, surfaced on various social media platforms on Friday.
Overwhelmed by the distress caused by the video's circulation, the girl student reportedly committed suicide on Friday. Following this heartbreaking event, her male partner also took his own life late Friday night, as confirmed by the police.
Deeply concerned by the gravity of the situation, the parents of both students lodged separate complaints with the police, seeking justice and accountability for the tragic consequences of the video's dissemination.
District Superintendent of Police, Dr. K Arun, has assured the affected families and the public that a thorough investigation will be conducted into the incident. He pledged to take further appropriate actions in response to the heart-wrenching turn of events.
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Voting begins for Assam''s 126 assembly seats
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Guwahati (PTI): Polling for all 126 Assam assembly constituencies began on Thursday to decide the electoral fate of 722 candidates, officials said.
In the high-stakes election, the ruling BJP is aiming for a third consecutive term in office, while the Congress seeks to wrest power after being ousted in 2016.
Polling, being held in a single phase, began at 7 am and will conclude at 5 pm. Long queues of voters were seen outside polling stations from early morning.
An electorate of 2.50 crore, including 1.25 crore women and 318 from the third gender, can exercise their franchise in 31,490 polling stations across the state.
Prominent candidates include Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Congress state president Gaurav Gogoi, assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary, Leader of the opposition Debabrata Saikia, AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal, Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi, and Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) chief Lurinjyoti Gogoi.
Several cabinet ministers, including the AGP’s Atul Bora and Keshav Mahanta, and the BPF’s Charan Boro are also in the fray.
The Congress has the highest of 99 contestants, followed by the BJP (90), AIUDF (30), NDA allies AGP (26) and BPF (11).
Opposition alliance’s Raijor Dal is contesting in 13, AJP in 10, CPI(M) in 3 and APHLC in 2. Outside the two coalitions, the AAP is contesting in 18 seats, UPPL in 18, TMC 22, JMM 16 and there are 258 independents.
The ruling NDA’s main constituents are the BJP, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the Bodo Peoples’ Front (BPF) while the opposition alliance comprises the Congress, Raijor Dal, Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), CPI(M), All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC) and CPI(ML).
The counting of votes is scheduled on May 4.
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