Tumakuru (Karnataka), May 18 (IANS) A suspected case of honour killing has come to light in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district, with police arresting the father of a 17-year-old girl in connection with the murder of the teenager.The deceased has been identified as Meghana, a resident of Nimbemaradahalli village under the jurisdiction of the Kallambella Police Station. The accused father has been identified as 48-year-old Timmarayappa.According to police, Timmarayappa allegedly murdered his daughter…
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Bengaluru, March 20 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister, G. Parameshwara, on Friday handed over the investigation into an alleged custodial death reported from Tumakuru district to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, HM Parameshwara said, “The death occurred during investigation on Thursday. However, we do not know the exact cause of the death. In this background, I have ordered a CID probe into the case.”When asked about the family’s allegation that …
Bengaluru, Feb 14 (IANS) The suspicious disappearance of a 29-year-old woman who had travelled to attend a wedding has caused concern in Karnataka’s Hassan district after some of her personal belongings, including innerwear, were found under mysterious circumstances near Kalkere in Belur taluk.The missing woman has been identified as Priyanka, a native of Kunigal in Tumakuru district. She had travelled alone to Chikkamagaluru to attend a wedding and was reportedly last seen around 8 p.m. on Fe…
Gadag, Feb 5 (IANS) Three women farmers were killed on the spot, and more than 10 others were injured in a road accident involving a passenger vehicle and a canter near Jigloor Cross in Karnataka’s Gadag district on Thursday.The deceased have been identified as Annapurna (56), Sangeetha Hosamani (48) and Mariyambu Hunagund (55), all residents of Shivajipete in Gajendragad. They were travelling to Rona to harvest groundnuts.According to police, the accident occurred when daily wage labourers from…
Bengaluru, Jan 9 (IANS) In a tragic incident, four pilgrims, including a girl, returning from Sabarimala in Kerala, were killed and seven others were injured in a road accident near the Kora region close to the Vasanthanarasapura Industrial Area in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district on Friday.According to police, the tragedy occurred when the cruiser vehicle carrying the pilgrims rammed into a parked truck.The deceased were identified as six-year-old Sakshi, 30-year-old Venkateshappa, 35-year-old Mar…