Will follow SC order on releasing water to Tamil Nadu, will keep farmers interest in mind too: DKShi
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who is responsible for the water resources portfolio, announced on Friday that the Karnataka government will adhere to the Supreme Court's order to release water to Tamil Nadu while safeguarding the interests of Cauvery basin farmers in Karnataka.
The Supreme Court has directed Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu for a period of 15 days. The court is set to hear Tamil Nadu's plea regarding directives to Karnataka for Cauvery water release on September 6.
A three-judge bench consisting of Justices BR Gavai, PS Narasimha, and PK Mishra ruled that the daily release of 5,000 cusecs for 15 days, as per the order of the Cauvery Water Management Authority, will continue until the upcoming hearing.
Shivakumar stated, "Tamil Nadu had requested 24,000 cusecs, and we argued that we could only release 3,000 cusecs due to the distressing situation. As a result of our argument, the court ordered us to release 5,000 cusecs, and we will comply. We have also requested an inspection of the storage status at our dams. They can do that."
He noted that Tamil Nadu should consider Karnataka's plight as the latter does not have enough water to meet its drinking water needs. Shivakumar reminded the neighboring state that it had consumed 80% more water last year and reiterated that the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir project is the solution to the ongoing Cauvery River water-sharing issue between both states.
"Opposition parties want us to stop releasing water to Tamil Nadu. We cannot do that as it would amount to a violation of the court's order. We have presented our case before the authority, and the Supreme Court has rendered its verdict," Shivakumar emphasized.
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Jharkhand horror: Man kills live-in partner, chops body into 40 pieces
Ranchi (PTI): A 25-year-old man, who works as a butcher, allegedly strangled to death his live-in partner and chopped her body into 40 to 50 pieces in a forested area in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Naresh Bhengra, was arrested.
The matter came to light after around a fortnight after the killing when a stray dog was found with human body parts near Jordag village in Jariagarh police station on November 24.
Bhengra was in a live-in relationship with the deceased, a 24-year-old woman also from Khunti district, in Tamil Nadu for the past couple of years. Sometime back, he returned to Jharkhand, got married to another woman without telling his partner anything and went back to the southern state without his wife to join her.
"The brutal incident occurred on November 8 when they reached Khunti as the accused who had married another woman did not wish to take her home. Instead, he took her to a forest near his house at Jordag village in Jariagarh police station and chopped the body into pieces. The man has been arrested," Khunti Superintendent of Police Aman Kumar told PTI.
Inspector Ashok Singh who investigated the case said the man worked in a butcher shop in Tamil Nadu and was expert in slicing chicken.
“He admitted chopping the body parts of the woman into 40 to 50 pieces before leaving those in the forest for wild animals to feast on. The police recovered several parts on November 24 after a dog in the area was seen with a hand," Singh told PTI.
Singh said that the woman, who was unaware of his marriage, pressured him to return to Khunti. After reaching Ranchi, they boarded a train on November 24 and headed to the man's village.
"Under a plan, the man took her to Khunti in an autorickshaw near his home and asked her to wait. He returned with sharp weapons and strangulated her with her dupatta after raping her. He then cut the body into 40 to 50 pieces and left for his home to live with his wife," Singh said.
The woman, however, had informed her mother that she had boarded a train and would be living with her partner, the police officer said.
Following the recovery of body parts, a bag was also found in the forest with the murdered woman's belongings including her Aadhaar card. The mother of the woman was called at the spot and she identified her daughter's belongings.
"The mother suspected the man behind the crime who after being nabbed by the police admitted to chopping the woman into pieces," the official added.
The incident has sent shockwaves among people in the region, with the Shraddha Walker murder case of 2022 still fresh in their memory.
Walker was killed by her live-in partner who chopped her body into pieces before dumping them in the jungle in South Delhi’s Mehrauli.
