Man, lover murder her husband, fake robbery

December 2, 2016

Chennai, Dec 2: When two patrolling policemen stopped a man along a Vadapalani street early on Wednesday, a mask around his face and wearing a wig, they didn't know they had intercepted a killer.

murderHe pushed them aside and tried to flee but two other policemen caught him and found a blood-stained knife and a pair of gloves in his bag. The patrolmen took the youth to the Vadapalani police station where he identified himself as I Naveenton Karthick Leon, 25, and said he had murdered Gopalakrishnan, a chartered accountant, on Bhakthavatchalam Second Street.

He also said he had tied up the slain man's wife and took away her jewellery.

Later, he admitted to committing the murder with the help of his girlfriend Bharati, Gopalakrishnan's wife, because he was in the way of their relationship. Police said Gopalakrishnan and Bharati got married two years ago. Their child was born a year later.

Leaving the child with her parents in Tiruvannamalai, Bharati stayed with her husband in Vadapalani and worked at a BPO centre in T Nagar. There she met Leon and they began a relationship. Gopalakrishnan soon learned about it and asked them to break it .

"They decided to murder him. Around 2am on Wednesday, Leon came in through the door Bharati had kept open, slit her husband's throat with the knife he had bought in Katpadi and later tied her to a chair using her dupatta," said a police officer. He took away her seven sovereign gold chain to make it appear like a murder for gain. He also sprayed sedatives around and asked Bharati to act as if she was unconscious.

When a police team arrived at her home, Bharati, unaware of Leon's arrest, continued to pretend she was partly unconscious. Even at the Government Royapettah Hospital, where she was taken, she said an unidentified man had murdered her husband.

Several of Bharati's neighbours said they hardly saw her. One of them, Gunasundari, said, "She usually went to office riding pillion on her husband's bike, her face covering by a dupatta." Police arrested Leon and Bharati and a court sent them to jail.

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February 11,2020

Mumbai, Feb 11: A 65-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her husband over debt and illness in suburban Powai here, police said on Tuesday.

The incident came to light when Sheela Ajit Lad was found dead by her neighbours at Sukh Shanti Co-operative Society at around 9.30 pm on Monday, an official said.

The victim was allegedly killed by her husband Ajit Lad, who hit her on the head with a heavy object, slit her wrists and strangled her to death, he said.

The accused absconded at around 7.30 pm, leaving a note at the crime scene, saying he was going to commit suicide and had killed his wife because he was heavily in debt and she was suffering from an ailment, the official said.

The childless couple lived alone in the apartment, he added.

"On the basis of the note, we have registered a case of murder against Ajit Lad and have launched a manhunt for him. We have not traced him or found his body as he had mentioned suicide in the note," deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Zone X Ankit Goyal said.

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July 21,2020

Nagpur, July 21: In a shocking incident, an 11-year-old boy allegedly killed self in Maharashtra's Nagpur city after being reprimanded by his mother for buying a samosa, police said on Tuesday.

Veeru Natthu Sahu was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his home in Ganga Nagar in Gittikhadan area on Sunday night, an official said.

The deceased boy's family was struggling to make ends meet after their small business was hit because of the coronavirus-induced lockdown, he said.

The Class 7 student had taken Rs 10 from home without asking his mother and bought a samosa, which was then eaten by his elder brother, the official said.

The boy's mother scolded him for taking money without her permission and asked him to get the snack for himself, following which the distraught minor allegedly went into the kitchen and hanged himself using a saree, he said.

The Gittikhadan police have registered a case of accidental death in this regard, the official added.

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August 9,2020

Vijayawada, Aug 9: The number of those killed in the fire at a hotel being used as a COVID-19 facility in Vijayawada rose to 10 on Sunday, said Vikrant Patil, Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Meanwhile, the Andhra Pradesh government announced Rs 50 lakh ex-gratia each to the families of those who lost their lives in the incident.

According to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister's Office (CMO), Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy also ordered an in-depth probe into the accident and directed authorities to take steps to ensure better medical services to the victims of the accident.

"The hotel was taken on lease and run by Ramesh Hospitals, a private hospital where COVID-19 patients were being treated. 40 patients and 10 medical staff were at the hotel at the time of the incident. 

Officials were directed to launch immediate rescue measures," said Mekathoti Sucharitha, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condoled the loss of the lives in the fire mishap and spoke to Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy over the phone and enquired about the accident.

The mishap took place in hotel Swarna Palace which was taken on lease and run by a private hospital for COVID patients.

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