Family of four found dead
CHENNAI, March 13: Four members of a family including two teenage sons were found dead in their residence.The bodies of the doctor-advocate couple and their two sons were found in two separate rooms, police said and added that they could have ended their lives by hanging.The incident came to light after the doctor’s driver came for work today and getting suspicious, informed the police who upon opening the door found the doctor Balamurugan, 52, and his wife Sumathy, 47, in one room and their sons in another room of the residence in Anna Nagar.The police who have registered a case suspect it to be suicide reportedly due to mounting debts. Further investigation is on. (PTI)
Teen girl killed over inter-caste love affair
BHAVNAGAR, (Gujarat) March 13: A man was arrested in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district for allegedly murdering his 19-year-old daughter over an inter-caste love affair.The teen was strangled on March 7 and her body was cremated hastily and secretively, which aroused suspicion among kin.“Dipak Rathod was angry at his daughter for entering into a relationship with a youth from another caste. He strangled her in the presence of her younger sister, who was threatened that she too would face the same fate if she followed in her elder sister’s footsteps,”police said.“Dipak took the help of his brother Lalji Rathod to cremate the body secretively at the village crematorium. When relatives of his deceased wife inquired about the girl, Dipak told them she had consumed poison. He could not give satisfactory answers on detailed questioning, after which kin alerted police,” the official said.Dipak Rathod and his brother have been arrested on charges of murder. (PTI)
Dog spotted carrying infant’s body in MP
BHOPAL, March 13: Following a disturbing incident – in which a dog was spotted carrying the lifeless body of a newborn in its jaws in Rewa town, the police authorities have zeroed-in on their investigation into the Beehar river cremation area, a site where infants and newborns are often buried. However, clarity on the case awaits the post-mortem report.The officer noted that the exact age and gender of the infant remain undetermined, as the lower limbs below the torso were missing.The police will thoroughly examine the case to rule out the possibility of foeticide. The unsettling incident in Rewa has drawn the attention of many.A video of the incident went viral on social media.Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage from the area and questioning residents nearby.Eyewitnesses reported that the dog, after scratching the body, appeared to be searching for a place to consume it. (IANS)