Two women drown in canal while returning from farmland in Raichur
Lingsugur (Raichur district): Two women lost their lives after slipping into a canal near Aanahosuru village in Lingsugur taluk on Wednesday evening, police said.
The deceased were identified as Devamma Durugappa Pujari, aged 30, and Eramma Venkatesh, aged 40, both residents of Nanjaladinni village in Maski taluk. The incident occurred while they were on their way back home after finishing work in a nearby agricultural field.
According to the police, the women stopped near the canal to wash their hands and legs. During this, Devamma reportedly lost her balance and fell into the water. Eramma attempted to save her but also slipped and was swept in, as reported by Deccan Herald.
Local residents rushed to the spot after learning about the incident, but both women had drowned by the time help arrived. Their bodies were later retrieved from the canal.
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Ranchi: Temple guard bludgeoned to death during robbery attempt, 3 held
Ranchi (PTI): A 60-year-old security guard of a temple in Ranchi was bludgeoned to death with a stone during a robbery attempt, police said on Saturday.
The incident happened late on Thursday at the Jagannath Temple in the Dhurwa Smart City area, they said.
"Three persons were arrested on Friday for killing the security guard. They confessed to the crime and told police that the victim had identified them. Therefore, in fear of being caught, they killed him by attacking him with a stone on his head," SSP Rakesh Ranjan said.
"Thereafter, they took money from the donation box and fled the scene. Two of them have criminal antecedents," he added.
Ranjan said the investigators recovered Rs 3 lakh in cash that had been robbed, the stone with blood-stained marks, and the iron rod used to break open the lock of the donation box kept there.
An FIR in this regard was lodged at the Dhurwa police station, he said, adding that the accused were sent to judicial custody by a court.
