Hyderabad, June 28 (IANS) A 51-year-old man died by suicide allegedly due to fear of his name being deleted in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and possible consequences for the family including two mentally challenged children.Under severe mental distress over his name not found in 2002 voter list and anomalies in the documents, Sheikh Mujbil Rehman, a cab driver, hanged himself at his residence in Bharat Nagar, Borabanda in the early hours of Sunday.According to …
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Kochi, June 28 (IANS) The recovery of the body of six-year-old Anna from the Muvattupuzha river on Sunday brought a tragic end to the search for a family of four who are suspected to have died by suicide after jumping from the Piravom bridge in Kerala’s Ernakulam district two days ago. Anna’s body, the last to be recovered, was found by the Fire and Rescue Services personnel near the Excise Kadavu area, a few metres downstream from the bridge and close to the spot from where the family is believ…
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Actor Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub decided to shed light on the mental health of the NEET aspirants through his latest social media post. The ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’ actor uploaded a video on his official Instagram handle where he advised the NEET aspirants not to lose hope, as no exam is worth sacrificing your life for.He added that if they feel that anything is not going their way, they should either seek counselling or talk to someone they are close to.Ayyub was heard saying in …
Jaipur, June 4 (IANS) Police on Thursday arrested a Public Works Department (PWD) Executive Engineer (XEN), Gautam Meena, in connection with the suicide of his wife, Anu Meena. The arrest comes after CCTV footage allegedly showed him assaulting and spitting on his wife, while the couple’s children and relatives made serious allegations of physical and mental abuse.According to ACP (Mansarovar) Aditya Kakade, Gautam Meena was detained for questioning on Thursday morning and later arrested in th…
Shahdol/Bhopal, May 31 (IANS) In a heart-wrenching incident that has shocked the entire region, a 32-year-old woman allegedly killed herself and her three minor daughters by consuming pesticide on late Saturday evening in Hirwar village under the Papaundh police station jurisdiction in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol district. The deceased have been identified as Anita Singh and her daughters—seven-year-old Ritika, four-year-old Krishna Kumari, and two-year-old Arpita, police officials said.All fou…
Bhopal, May 26 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday began its investigation into the alleged suicide and dowry harassment case of former actor-model Twisha Sharma, a day after formally taking over the probe from the Madhya Pradesh Police Special Investigation Team (SIT).A CBI team visited Twisha Sharma’s matrimonial home in Bhopal in the morning, where she was found hanging on May 12.Officials inspected the house, examined the crime scene, and started collecting evidence…
Bhopal, May 23 (IANS) Fresh CCTV footage showing Twisha Sharma visiting a beauty salon in Bhopal hours before her death has surfaced, adding a new dimension to the probe into her alleged suicide.According to salon owner Kiran Parihar, Twisha visited the parlour on May 12 at around 3.12 p.m. and remained there for nearly three hours. During her visit, Twisha underwent a head massage and pedicure before leaving the salon around 6.15 p.m.The CCTV footage surfaced on social media shows Twisha appear…
Jaipur, May 23 (IANS) Amid the ongoing nationwide protests over the NEET paper leak controversy, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi spoke with the family of NEET aspirant Pradeep Meghwal, who allegedly died by suicide after reportedly suffering severe distress following the cancellation of the examination. NSUI National President Vinod Jakhar visited Pradeep Meghwal’s family at Kanika Dhani in Guda Ponkh village, nearly 60 kilometres from Sikar in Rajasthan, late on Friday nigh…
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) The hanging body of Sanjoy Das, the Trinamool Congress councillor from Ward Number 18 of South Dum Dum Municipality in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, was recovered under mysterious circumstances from his residence at Nagerbazar area on the northern outskirts of Kolkata on Saturday morning.On being informed about the incident, the cops from the local police station came to his residence, recovered the body and sent it for post-mortem purposes. Following prelimin…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of media reports related to the alleged prolonged gang rape, blackmail, sexual exploitation and subsequent suicides of two sisters in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district. The case, which has triggered widespread outrage and protests in the region, pertains to two sisters from rural Jodhpur who allegedly died by suicide within a span of two months after facing years of sexual exploitation, threats and al…