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Class 10 boy kills self after failing home test; brother, parents too commit suicide

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June 24, 2017

Bengaluru, Jun 24: What started with a 15-year-old's inability to doing well in a home test given by his mother and brother ended in the entire family of four committing suicide in separate incidents over the past week. While the boy Chandrateja ended his life on June 16(Friday), the father Subramanya ended his life on June 23 (Friday).suicide-photo

It all started with Chandrateja, a class 10 student failing a test given by his brother Suryateja, a II PU student of Government College in Vishwanathapura. Suryateja and his mother Sujatha were upset with Chandrateja, and she shouted and reprimanded him, police said.

Chandrateja allegedly consumed pesticide later that night, following which he was admitted to a government hospital in Devanahalli after midnight. After being admitted to two hospitals, he died on Saturday. Around 10pm Monday, Sujatha and Suryateja left home when Subramanya was not at home and jumped in front of a train between Devanahalli and Chikkaballapur.

Police recovered their bodies along with a suicide note in which Suryateja requested his father to bury him with his cricket bat, ball and new slippers, next to Chandrateja's grave.

On Friday, Subramani was found hanging at his house in Devanahalli after performing the last rites of his family.

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Aslam Sheikh
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Monday, 26 Jun 2017

Heartbreaking, no words.... RIP.

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January 22,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 22: Eminent industrialist Dr Mohammed Yusuf has been elected the chairperson of the Karnataka State Board of Auqaf. 

10 members of the Board cast their votes in the election held to the top post today at its office in the city. While Dr Yusuf, who was backed by the Congress, secured six votes, K N M Shafi Sa’adi, who was backed by the BJP, secured only 4 votes.

Addressing reporters, Dr Yusuf said that there was 1.32 lakh acres of Wakf land at the time of Independence. A large number of the properties were lost under various laws, including the Inam Land Abolition Act.

Flanked by Congress MLA Tanveer Sait and Minorities Welfare Dept secretary A B Ibrahim, Dr Yusuf vowed to strive hard to make the Board an example for the entire country. 

74-year-old Dr Yusuf had held the post more than once in the past. A veterinarian, Dr Yusuf had quit the government job and set up business in Bengaluru and Dubai decades ago and has earned considerable success.

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July 28,2020

Mangaluru, July 28: A screenshot of a death threat message against IAS officer Sindhu B Rupesh, the deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada, is now going viral on social media.

The threat comes in the wake of the Deputy Commissioner’s warning against attack on cattle traders by anti-social elements ahead of Eid al-Adha. 

It is learnt that a discussion was held about DC’s warning in a pro-Hindutva WhatsApp group. The death threat was issued in the same group in Tulu language. 

A police officer said that if the deputy commissioner doesn’t lodge a complaint, the police will file a suo motu case in this regard.

Also Read: Sindhu B Rupesh transferred; Dr Rajendra K V is new DC of Dakshina Kannada

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May 9,2020

Mangaluru, May 9: Dakshina Kannada District Collector Sindhu B Roopesh on Friday held a meeting to discuss the precautionary measures to be taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and the current situation in the district.

The meeting was attended by Member of Parliament and Karnakata BJP unit chief Nalin Kumar Kateel, Minister-in-charge of Dakshina Kannada Kota Srinivasa Poojary, MLA Vedavas Kamath and District Medical Officer Dr Ramachandra Bauri among others were present there.

Top officials of the police department, labour department officials and other concerned persons were also present in the meeting.

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