Woman found dead in suitcase near railway track in Bengaluru was strangulated, say Police
Bengaluru, May 22 (PTI): A woman whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase at Chandapura on the outskirts of the city was strangled to death, the police said on Thursday.
The body was discovered near Surya city where the suitcase lay abandoned on the railway tracks in Anekal.
Police suspect that she may have been killed elsewhere and the body was dumped from a moving train.
"The woman was strangulated, and the body was likely pushed from a moving train," said Superintendent of Police (Bengaluru Rural) C K Baba.
"We are investigating the case, and our priority is to identify the deceased."
Six teams have been formed to probe the matter.
According to Baba, preliminary findings suggested no signs of rape or other injury marks.
A case of murder has been registered under sections 103 and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyay Samhita against unknown individuals.
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Karnataka Health Dept bars leave for staff amid ASHA workers’ strike starting Aug 12
Bengaluru, Aug 11 (PTI): In response to a planned three-day strike by ASHA workers starting August 12, the Karnataka Health Department on Monday issued a notice prohibiting all officers and staff from taking leave during the protest period, except in cases of medical emergencies.
Accredited Social Health Activists workers are demanding the fixed honorarium of Rs 10,000 promised by the state government in January. They have announced a continuous state-level protest from August 12 to 14.
The notice stated, “Information about ASHA workers absent from duty within district limits will be collected daily from primary health centres, compiled at the district level, and submitted to the commissionerate by 3 pm during the protest.”
The Health Department also urged community health officers, primary health protection officers, health inspectors, and Anganwadi workers to cooperate in ensuring that health services to the public remain uninterrupted.
