3 found hanging in MP, probe under way
BHOPAL, Jan 28: A middle aged couple and their son were found hanging at their home in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district, police said on Sunday.A purported suicide note, allegedly written by the son, suggested that he took the extreme step due to distress caused by a specific person.Gwalior’s Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajesh Singh Chandel identified the deceased as Jitendra Jha (50), his wife Triveni Jha (40), and their son Achal Jha (17) — residents of Hurawali Colony under the Sirol police station area.Police said that the bodies of the three persons were found dead when the police broke into the house.“There were cut marks on the wrist of Jitendra. All the articles in the house were found intact,” the police said.Police said Achal committed suicide and later his parents, upset over it, took the extreme step.Police said that the forensic evidences have been collected and the investigation is underway. (IANS)
Murder convict out on parole held for rape
NAGPUR, Jan 28: A murder convict, who had been granted parole, has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman and her minor daughter in Nagpur, an official said on Sunday.Bharat Goswami (33), a resident of Jaripatka area in the city, was convicted in 2014 in a murder case. He was recently out on parole, the official said.Goswami went to the house of the 43-year-old woman, who is known to him, on January 25 and allegedly raped her.He also allegedly sexually assaulted her 14-year-old daughter and threatened to kill the minor if she spoke about the crime, said the official citing the FIR.Acting on a complaint by the woman, the police arrested Goswami for rape under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he added. (PTI)