Admonished by mom for being irregular in taking food, 11-yr-old ends life

December 14, 2011

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Bangalore, December 14: Admonished by mother for being irregular in taking food, an 11-year-old girl committed suicide by setting herself ablaze at her house at Vijayanagar in the City on Tuesday.

The girl has been identified as Padma, a resident of RPC Layout, Vijaynagar and class V student of Asian School at Shamanna Garden.

Padma went to school in the morning along with her younger sister and brother. Around noon, she complained of giddiness and fell in the school playground. The school staff gave her first aid and sent her back home along with her siblings. They explained to their mother Varalakshmi what had happened, asked her to take care of Padma and went back to school.

Varalakshmi reportedly chided Padma for often skipping breakfast and lunch. She told her that she fell ill because of her irregular food habit and went to fetch her husband Chaluvaraju, who worked as a mason in a nearby house.

Some neighbours noticed a thick cloud of smoke inside the house and alerted Varalakshmi. She rushed home, whose front door was open, only to find that Padma was lying behind the door with nearly 90 per cent burns. Padma was still alive and was rushed to a nearby hospital where she breathed her last.

Initially, there were speculations surrounding the cause of Padma’s death. Many local residents believed that she was electrocuted. Some claimed that an unidentified person barged into the house, murdered the girl and absconded. However, the post-mortem conducted at Victoria Hospital revealed that it was a case of suicide.

“The doctors who conducted the post-mortem found kerosene smell emanating from her skull. Several particles of kerosene were also found. Hence, we have come to the conclusion that it is a clear case of suicide,” a senior police officer told Deccan Herald.

Padma was the eldest daughter of Chaluvaraju and Varalakshmi. The couple came from Tamil Nadu and long-time residents of Bangalore. The parents were speechless and highly inconsolable when the doctor announced Padma’s death.

A staff member of the school said: “Padma was very regular to school. She was studious and mingled with everyone. She actively participated in the sports meet and wanted to do higher education. We received the tragic news hours after we sent her home.”


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June 14,2020

Mandya, Jun 14: In a tragic incident, a woman and her two children were drowned in a pond at Beeranahalli village in Nagamangala taluk of this district on Sunday.

Police said that the deceased have been identified as Geeta (40), and her two children Savita(19) and Soumya(14).

Savaitha is a degree student while Soumya was studying in 9th standard. The trio drowned in a pond where they had gone to wash their cows. The locals rushed to the spot and tried to rescue them but could not save.

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May 24,2020

Bijnor, May 24: A man died after he was attacked by his cousins, allegedly for not getting tested for the Coronavirus after his return from Delhi.

The incident took place in Malakpur village in Bijnor district.

Manjeet Singh (23) died on Friday during treatment in Meerut.

A FIR has now been registered against Manjeet's cousins, Kapil and Manoj, their mother Puniya and Manoj's wife Dolly at the Nahtaur police station on a complaint filed by the father of the deceased Kalyan Singh on Sunday.
SHO, Nahtaur police station, Satya Prakash Singh said that no arrests have been made yet.

According to reports, Manjeet died due to head injuries.
His sample was not collected for a Coronavirus test by doctors during treatment.
Additional SP, Bijnor, Sanjay Kumar said, he underwent thermal screening when he reached Bijnor on May 19 from Delhi. The report was negative so his sample was not collected.

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SHO Satya Prakash Singh said, "Since his return, Kapil and Manoj were regularly asking Manjeet to get his test done. On Thursday, the cousins again asked Manjeet to get his test done after which an argument ensued between them."

"The accused brought sticks and started hitting Manjeet. He suffered injuries on the head and shoulder. When Manjeet fell unconscious, he was rushed to government hospital by his parents where he succumbed to injuries a day later," said Singh.

Chief Medical Officer, Bijnor, Dr Vijay Yadav said he has "no information" about the matter.

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May 26,2020

New Delhi, May 26: A massive fire broke out on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday in the slums of the Tughlaqabad area in south east Delhi in which over 250 shanties were gutted, however, no one was injured, fire officials said.

Atul Garg, Chief Fire Officer, told IANS, "We came to know about the fire in the slums around 12.15 a.m. following which 28 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. And the fire was brought under control by 4 a.m."

He said, the Tughalaqbad slums have over 500 shanties, out of which over 250 have been destroyed in the fire.

He said, it took time for the fire tenders to reach the spot as it was on the hills, but the fire was doused within four hours and by 8 a.m. cooling off procedure has also been completed.

When asked if there is any casualty in the incident, he said, "No injury or casualty has been reported."

He also said that as of now the actual reason for the fire is not known. "But we are trying to find out the reason of the fire," Garg added.

South East Deputy Commissioner of Police R.P. Meena said, "In the night it seemed that almost 500 shanties were gutted. However, in the morning it became clear that only 250 shanties have been gutted in fire."

He said, the South East district police after receiving the call also rushed the ambulances and the local police team in the area for rescue operation. Meena further said that very few people were residing in the shanties, and the people came out of their shanties after the fire broke out in one of them.

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