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Debt-ridden businessman kills parents, pregnant wife, son, then shoots himself dead

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August 16, 2019

Chamarajanagar, Aug 16: In a bizarre incident, a 33-year-old man killed self after after shooting four of his family members on the outskirts of Gundlupet in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka early on Friday.

Chamarajanagar police said financial loss and mounting debts could be reasons for the extreme step taken by the family.

The gun was with Omkar Prasad (35) and police are doubting he may have killed his parents - Nagaraj Bhattacharya (60) mother Hemalath (54), wife Nikitha (27) and son Arya Krishna (5) and then shot himself dead with same gun in an open area, a kilometer away from Gundlupet town. Nikitha was pregnant.

The family from Mysuru has been out of town for a few days. They were in a farmhouse in Yelachetti village near Bandipur forest for three days before relocating to Nandi Lodge in Gundlupet. The driver of their car was sent away by the family late on Thursday soon after they checked into the hotel.

The incident may have happened around 3.30 am. How they reached the spot from the hotel during the odd hours is yet to be known.

Police say they didn’t find any death note at the spot or at the hotel. A special team has been formed to uncover the mystery of the crime. Fingerprint and ballistic experts have been pressed into action to decode the scene of crime.

Chamarajanagar SP HD Anandakumar told reporters a case of murder and abetting suicide have been booked against the family members and a probe has been taken up.

Initial investigation indicated that Omkar Prasad was dead-ridden and the family may have ended lives due to financial problems.

"Om Prakash shot them all in their forehead before shooting himself in the mouth. There appears to be consent as no sign of resistance was found," Chamarajpet Superintendent of Police H D Ananda Kumar said. Exact reason for the incident will be known only after detailed inquiry.

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June 9,2020

Udupi, Jun 9: Karnataka Minister for Primary and Secondary School S Suresh Kumar on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of either postponing or cancelling SSLC exam in the State and it will start from June 25 as scheduled.

Replying to a question, the Minister said that Telangana and Tamil Nadu States might have cancelled the SSLC exam, but Karnataka will not follow them. "Will hold the examination from June 25 to July 4 by taking all care to protect the interests of the Children.

The SSLC exam was originally scheduled for March 27, but was postponed as lockdown was clamped following the spread of killer Coronavirus.

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May 14,2020

Bengaluru, May 14: As many as 22 new cases have been reported in Karnataka taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 981. 

The new cases include five in Bengaluru Urban - all with a contact history, four each in Gadag - with history of travel to Ahemadabad, Mandya with travel history to Mumbai, Maharashtra and Bidar - with three from containment zone and one with travel history to Mumbai, three from Davangere and one each from Belagavi and Bagalkote.

Meanwhile, two more deaths have been reported in the state on Thursday morning taking the total toll to 35. This is apart from a non-COVID-19 death.

An 80-year-old resident of Dakshina Kannada, got admitted at private hospital following a stroke. She was shifted to the icu on confirmation for Covid-19 at a designated hospital on April 26. She died on Thursday due to septic shock.

Another 60-year-old male, resident of Ananthapur in Andhra Pradesh, admitted at Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru with severe pneumonia and respiratory distress died due to cardiac arrest on Thursday morning. He had hypotension and Diabetes Mellitus, according to the morning health bulletin.

Sources in Victoria Hospital said this person was the first patient to undergo clinical trial for plasma therapy. He was infused plasma on Monday. However, his condition continued to remain the same.

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March 24,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 24: The District Wenlock Hospital Superintendent Dr H R Rajeshwaridevi has filed a complaint with the police on Tuesday seeking action against those circulating fake videos of a man infected with COVID-19, at the hospital.

In the video, a man was seen struggling to breathe at a hospital. The message in the video says that the man was admitted at Wenlock Hospital.

Dr Rajeshwaridevi, who issued a clarification, stated that video clips which are being circulated on social media is not from Wenlock Hospital.

Moreover, Wenlock Hospital does not use blue colour beds.

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