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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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April 27,2020

Madikeri, Apr 27: Four labourers, who were travelling to Kerala via Makutta on foot, were stopped by Karnataka Forest Department officials and handed over to police.

Police said on Monday that the labourers identified as Anish, Radhakrishna, Shrinil and Prabhakar, who were working in the Coffee plantations in Chembellur and Ontiyangadi. As the roads to Kerala were sealed following lockdown, they were held up in the district.

The forest guards, who spotted them walking through the forest area, brought them back to the town as per the directions of the higher officials last evening. DCF Shivashankar, ACF Konerira Roshni and Ranger Arun Kumar were present.

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June 11,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 11: Amid rising COVID-19 cases in the district, the officials of Pilikula Zoological Park are also following quarantine policies for animals similar to those for people arriving in the state from other places.

Zoo officials said that these rules apply only for animals that are brought from other locations.

The officials are keeping animals brought in a separate room for one to two months and their health is monitored by expert Doctors. If there are no symptoms of any diseases, the animals will be clubbed with other Zoo animals.

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April 2,2020
Bengaluru, Apr 2: About 1,500 people from Karnataka might have attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Nizamuddin in the national capital between March 8 to 20. Of these, the State has been able to trace 800 people.
 
Of the 800 persons, 143 people have been found to be symptomatic.
 
Mr Jawaid Akhtar, Additional Chief Secretary (Health and Family Welfare), in a statement here on Thursday said that the Centre had sent the list of 1,500 people to the State.
 
“We cannot say if all these have attended the congregation. Some of them may have attended and some may be the contacts of those who have attended. We have been able to trace 800 from the list and samples of 143 symptomatic persons have been sent for tests."

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