Chikkamagaluru, Feb 18: An elderly woman was killed, allegedly by her son, at Hokali village in Sringeri taluk on Sunday.
Sakamma, 65, wife of Shankare Gowda, died after her son Nandish hit her in the head with a cane, said the police.
The accused picked up argument with his mother as she refused to offer him money to buy alcohol. The Sringeri police have taken Nandish into custody.
Mumbai, May 27: "Crime Patrol" actress Preksha Mehta has committed suicide. She was 25.
Preksha took her life by hanging from a ceiling fan on Monday night at her residence in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, reports timesofindia.com.
The actress reportedly left a suicide note but it does not mention why she decided to end her life. As per reports, Preksha went into depression due to lack of work amid the lockdown.
Her last few social media posts hint at mental agony she was going through. In her last Instagram story, Preksha wrote: "Sabse bura hota hai sapno ka mar jaana" (the worst thing is the death of your dreams)."
Apart from "Crime Patrol", Preksha has appeared in TV soaps like "Meri Durga" and "Laal Ishq".
This is the second suicide by a TV actor during the ongoing lockdown, when all shooting activity has come to a halt for two months now. A few days ago, actor Manmeet Grewal took his life by hanging from the ceiling fan at his Mumbai home. Reportedly, the actor was in a financial crisis and had run into huge debts.
Yavatmal, May 19: Four migrant workers were killed and 15 others were injured after a bus they were travelling in crashed into a truck in Yavatmal on Tuesday morning.
The bus was travelling from Solapur to Jharkhand. More details are currently awaited.
This comes amid nationwide COVID-19 lockdown has been extended to May 31, albeit with some relaxations.
Amaravati, Jul 31: Nine people have died after allegedly consuming sanitiser in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh today, the police said.
Prakasam district Superintendent of Police Siddharth Kaushal said the people had been consuming sanitiser for the past few days, mixing it with water and soft drinks.
"We are also investigating whether they laced the sanitiser with any other toxic substances," the official said.
"Their family members say these people have been consuming sanitiser for the past ten days. We are sending the sanitiser stocks, being sold in the area, for examination," he added.
Kurichedu in Prakasam district has been under lockdown due to rise in coronavirus cases and hence, liquor shops have also been shut since the past few days.
Habitual drinkers were said to be consuming sanitisers that have alcohol content, apart from illicitly distilled arrack.
The police said two beggars near a temple were the first to fall victim on Thursday night. While one of them was found dead at the spot, another died in the government hospital in Darsi town, they said.
A third person was also taken to the Darsi hospital late on Thursday night after he fell unconscious but he was declared brought dead. Six others who fell ill after allegedly consuming sanitiser, died this morning.
Others who fell ill after consuming sanitiser are undergoing treatment at their residences in the village, the police added.
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