Student Gets Life Sentence for Killing Lover

September 20, 2014

Bangalore, Sep 20: A 28-year-old man was awarded life term for murdering a 31-year-old homemaker, who had allegedly blackmailed him for sex.

prisonerJudge Vishwanath V Angadi of the Principal City Civil and Sessions Court also slapped a fine of `10,000 on Lalan alias Lalan Kumar. Lalan appealed to the court to spare him from a life term as he was still a student and had got married while out on bail.

According to the prosecution, Lalan, an MCA student, lived with his sister and brother-in-law in Bhuvaneshwari Nagar, near Peenya, and the victim, Latha Kumari, was his neighbour.

Latha and her two sons — aged six and eleven — lived in a rented house while her husband was away in Saudi Arabia.

N M Bellakki, principal public prosecutor, submitted to the court that Lalan had confessed that his friendship with Latha had turned intimate and she would often force him to have sex with her.

On the night of December 17, 2010, Latha invited Lalan home. On her advice, he told his sister he was visiting a friend’s house. He went over at 10.30 pm and found her children in the hall. Latha asked them to sleep and switched off the lights.

She then took Lalan to her room where they made love. When her demands for intimacy grew and he refused, she threatened to reveal their relationship to his sister and also file a rape case against him.

Lalan then took a towel and strangled Latha, Bellakki told the court.

Lalan took Latha’s mobile before escaping, destroyed the SIM card and flung the handset into the bushes near Soladevanahalli railway station.

The murder came to light when Latha’s elder son found her room and the main door locked and screamed for help. Neighbours broke open the doors and found Latha’s body on her bed.

Later, Latha’s father registered a complaint with the Peenya police. When he asked his grandson about frequent visitors, the names of Lalan and Nanjunda, another with whom Latha was allegedly involved, came up.

The boy revealed that Lalan had visited them on the fateful day. Panic-stricken, Lalan had stayed with his friends for three days after the incident. But the police caught him on December 21.

Judge Angadi said Lalan should have approached an appropriate authority and sought advice, instead of murdering Latha.

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May 22,2020

Warangal, May 22: In a shocking incident, bodies of nine migrant workers, including six of a family, were found in a well at Gorrekunta area in the outskirts of Warangal city. Of the nine bodies, four were found on May 21.

"Till now, nine bodies have been found in a well near a gunny bag godown at Gorrekunta area in the outskirts of Warangal city. Of the nine bodies, four were found on May 21 and the rest were found today. As six of the bodies belong to one family, it has led to suspicion," said Dr V Ravinder, Commissioner of Police, Warangal, while speaking to ANI over phone.

"The four bodies that were found yesterday have been identified as Md Maksood (50), his wife Nisha (45), daughter Busra (20) and grandson (3). The five bodies that have been found today have been identified as that of Shabad Alam, son of Maksood, Sohail Alam (Maksood's family member), Shakeel, a family friend of Maksood," he further said.

The bodies have been taken out from the well and sent to MGM Hospital for post mortem.
Minister Errabelli Dayakar, District Collector Harita, Mayor Prakash Rao have visited the spot along with the Warangal Commissioner.

Md Maksood had migrated from West Bengal to Warangal 20 years ago. Since last December, he and his family members have been working in a nearby gunny bag manufacturing unit godown at Gorrekunta. After the lockdown, the family shifted from Warangal and settled down in the factory godown.

According to police, on Thursday noon when the unit owner Santosh came to the godown as part of his daily routine he could not find any of the labourers. Later, he discovered four dead bodies floating in the well.

The Warangal police has registered a case under Section 174 CrPC. They said the exact reason for their deaths will be known only after the investigation.

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July 5,2020

Bhubaneswar, Jul 5: Odisha Police have arrested five persons including groom for gross negligence and violation of COVID-19 guidelines during his marriage procession in Berhampur.

"A case has been registered for violation of COVID-19 guidelines for organising a marriage procession with more than 50 guests in the premises of a hotel. They disregarded the compulsory use of mask and flouted social distancing norms," DIG Central Zone Satyabrata Bhoi said.

The incident happened on July 2.
"The case has been registered at Gopalpur PS under section 188/269/270 IPC, R/W Sec- 3 Epidemic Disease Act, and 34 IPC. Two vehicles used in the procession have also been seized. the arrested persons will be produced in the court," he added.

The District Collector has sealed the hotel for violating the COVID-19 norms.

Following the incident, the Chief Minister's office tweeted: "Odisha is in a crucial phase in the fight against COVID-19, hence, it is very essential that we all obey guidelines and regulations issued by State Government to contain the spread of COVID-19. Violation of the same would lead to strong action." 

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March 12,2020

Mar 12: Three women were arrested for allegedly administrating fake coronavirus vaccines to villagers in Maharashtra's Jalna district, police said on Thursday.

The police on Wednesday arrested Beed residents Radha Ramnath Saamse, Seema Krishna Andhale and Sangeeta Rajendra Avhad, who allegedly posed as doctors and healthcare workers, an official said.

The trio met villagers of Pipalgoan in Ambad tehsil, informed them about a vaccine that could protect them from coronavirus and administered it to gullible locals, he said.

Some villagers informed Dr Mahadev Munde, a medical officer at a rural health centre, about this, after which a complaint was lodged, the official said.

Fake vaccines and bottles, which were seized from the accused, have been sent to the state health department, he said, adding that a case of cheating has been registered against the trio.

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