Fiery Murder/Suicide Blamed On Extramarital Affair

"Uttar Pradesh, India - A 22-year-old woman set her two children and herself ablaze in Bhadohi district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Tuesday. Locals said she committed suicide as her husband had an extra-marital affair.

"Kusum Yadav set herself on fire along with her two-year-old son Ayush and five-year-old daughter Varsha Monday. She was a resident of Jharihagpur village in Bhadohi, about 250 km from state capital Lucknow.

"`The incident came to light when Kusum's neighbours saw smoke and heard screams from her home. After being informed by the locals, we rushed to the spot. But the three died by then,` police inspector Shriprakash Dubey [said].

"According to police, preliminary investigations reveal Kusum committed suicide after killing her children.

"`We have detained Kusum's husband and his family members to know the exact cause behind the incident,` said Dubey."

From CalcuttaNews.net...

2 Cops Dead, 1 Cop Injured In India

"Chhattisgarh, India - A constable of the Chhattisgarh Armed Forces (CAF) Saturday committed suicide after killing his platoon commander and a head constable in Bastar district, police said Saturday.

"CAF 8th battalion constable M. Minj opened indiscriminate fire and injured another colleague before hanging himself to death at the Kondagaon area of Bastar, about 250 km south of capital Raipur.

"`It's a shocking incident. Platoon commander Tikaram Laria and head constable Mehtab Singh Thakur succumbed to bullet injuries while another cop, Sanjay Singh, sustained injury and was rushed to hospital,` Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) T.J. Longkumer told IANS.

"An official at the police headquarters here said Minj was frustrated after being denied leave for a long period."

From CalcuttaNews.net...

Argument Provokes Firey Death

"HYDERABAD, India - Apparently upset over a petty argument with her relative, a 25-year-old woman committed suicide along with her two children here today, police said.

"Mahabub Unnisa reportedly had an argument with her sister-in-law this morning over sending an old television set to her mother in Kadapa district after her husband Mahabub Pasha bought a new one, police said.

"Unnisa's sister-in-law allegedly objected over sending the old TV set to her mother on which both had an argument, a police officer said.

"Upset over the issue, Unnisa took her three children in the kitchen and doused kerosene on them and set afire to them before setting herself ablaze, he said.

"While Unnisa and her two children - Sharmila (5) and Atif (3) - were burnt to death, her one-and-half-year-old daughter Ammalu was battling for life at the Osmania General Hospital, the officer said.

"The incident occurred at Shivrampalli on the city outskirts."

From The Times of India...

All Six Bullets

"Bargarh, India - Preliminary police investigations into the killing of senior IAS officer Jagadananada Panda and four of his family members in a western Orissa village early this morning seems to be a case of murder-suicide with cops suspecting that Panda might have first killed his father, wife and two sisters and then shot him[self] from a .32 bore pistol. Panda also tried to kill his son 22-year-old Sonu, who is battling for his life at a government hospital in Sambalpur.

"The body of 53-year-old Panda, Protector General of Emigrants in the Ministry of Overseas Affairs, was found in his ancestral home of Deogaon in Bargarh district on Thursday morning along with his wife, his ageing father and two sisters. Police rushed to the two-story home in Deogaon village of western Orissa district of Bargarh in the morning, several hours after the killings.

"`The sight was horrific, blood everywhere. It was ghastly,` said a police official."

From IndianExpress.com...

Family And Neighbors "Shell-Shocked"

"LUDHIANA, India - In a spine-chilling incident, poverty apparently forced a 40-year-old drug addict to allegedly stab his wife and two little children to death before setting himself and them on fire. All four of the family belonging to New Angad Colony in Shimlapuri succumbed to injuries.

"According to information, Harcharan Singh Channa, a carpenter, took the drastic step on Wednesday night, leaving his surviving family members and neighbours shell-shocked.

"Said to be in dire straits financially, Channa allegedly killed his wife Harminder Kaur, 35, and kids Jaswinder Kaur, 10, and Manpreet Singh, 6, with a sharp-edged weapon. While Jaswinder was in Class III, Manpreet was a student of Class I in New Senior Secondary School at Shimlapuri, said Channa’s mother Kulwant Kaur."

From The Times of India...

One Dead, One Injured After Marriage Proposal

"MUMBAI, India - A youth attempted suicide after stabbing a girl to death after she refused his marriage proposal in a north west suburb, police said on
Monday.

"Pratiksha Hatim was stabbed multiple times in the stomach and neck near her residence in suburban Andheri by Kumar Hansora (24) yesterday night, police said.

"The two had known each other for some time and Hansora had proposed the girl for marriage, which she rejected, they said.

"Pratiksha refused Hansora's proposal since he had no job and was an alleged alcoholic, police said.

"Angered by this, Hansora attacked her with a knife and stabbed her multiple times before stabbing himself, they said.

"The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital but succumbed to her injuries while Hansora was admitted to the Bhagwati Hospital, they said."

From The Times of India...

Flaming Death Plunge

"New Delhi, India - Upset over being told that her TB-stricken son had only a few days left to live, a 38-year-old woman strangulated her 12-year-old daughter, set herself ablaze and then jumped off the first floor of her house here Monday, police said.

"Covered in flames, Sharda Devi, a resident of Block G in Jehangirpuri in northwest Delhi, `fell down from the first floor balcony of her four-storey house`, Deputy Commissioner of Police N.S. Bundela.

"She was rushed to the Babu Jagjivan Ram hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.

"`She was reportedly upset over the illness of her elder son, who is a patient of tuberculosis and has only a few days left to live,` Bundela said.

"Her husband Mahesh Kumar had left for the ICICI Bank in Model Town, where he works, early in the morning.

"Recalling the morning horror, her son Manni said Sharda Devi had been very upset because of the deteriorating condition of my brother, admitted at the Rajan Babu TB hospital.

"`Doctors told my parents that he won't live for long. On Monday morning, I was sleeping on the ground floor when my mother came down and instructed me to get ready to visit my brother in the hospital,` Manni said.

"`She then went upstairs again. After a few minutes, I heard my mother scream and went upstairs to see her body in flames on the ground.`"

Source: newKerala.com...

Poverty Drives Man To Desperate Act

"GHAZIABAD, India - Driven by poverty, a man here allegedly killed his five children, critically injured his wife and then attempted suicide, police said on Monday.

"Ravindra Verma, 38, and his wife Durgawati, 35, were found with stab wounds in their house in Rosy Colony in Vijay Nagar here by neighbours at around 7am on Monday. The residents were shocked to find their five children lying dead, police said.

"They called the police, who rushed Verma and his wife to a hospital in this city adjoining New Delhi. Their condition is said to be critical."

Source: Times of India...

High School Horror

"Calcutta, IN - The owner of a high school in Belghoria, in the northern fringes of Kolkata, strangled his wife and two minor children on Friday night before ending his own life on the railway tracks. Police claimed that 38-year-old Asit Bhanja owed nearly Rs 1 crore ($208,333 US)to banks, financial institutions, friends, relatives and guardians. Mounting debt, arising from an extravagant lifestyle, could have forced him to take this step, believe senior officers.

"Bhanja lived with wife Gayatri (30), son Priyam (7) and daughter Priya (5) within the complex of Derozio Mission High School in Belghoria's Jatin Das Nagar. Both children were physically and mentally challenged. Bhanja's in-laws also lived in the same house...

"It was initially thought that Bhanja had killed his family and run away. Even as the bodies were being removed to the morgue, reporters present at the spot received information from Government Railway Police that the body of an unidentified male was lying on the tracks near Belghoria station. Neighbours pieced together the sequence of events and rushed to the spot. Though the body lying on track 4 was badly mutilated, they identified it as that of Bhanja."

From The Times of India...

Suicide Note Written In Blood

"Calcutta, India - A riverside residential block woke up to the stench of murder and suicide on Monday — a marine engineer hanging from a ceiling fan and his wife and father-in-law lying in separate bedrooms with their throats slit.

"A suicide note written in blood on a wall in 27-year-old Pinki Kundu’s bedroom indicated that husband Sujit, 37, had killed her and her ailing father, 65-year-old Ajay Nath Pal, before hanging himself.

"`This was the family I had nurtured… I saw it falling apart, so I am reuniting it,` said the note, in Sujit’s handwriting.

"The marine engineer, who was scheduled to set sail on Tuesday, named a female neighbour at Merlin Riverview, on Watgunge Road, and a male relative of Pinki as being responsible for the tragic act.

"According to investigators, Sujit killed his wife and father-in-law between Friday night and Saturday noon, and committed suicide shortly after."

Source: The Telegraph...

Dispute Over House Leads To Murder, Suicide

"In a fit of rage, a man allegedly stabbed his wife to death and then tried to commit suicide in Nidhan Singh Nagar in the Civil City area under Haibowal police station on late Saturday evening. The man has been admitted to the DMC Hospital in a critical condition.

"Deceased woman Santosh Kumari (47) was allegedly killed by her husband Surinder Pal (50), a halwai owing to some dispute.

"Surinder Pal, who allegedly tried to commit suicide by slitting his throat with the same knife used to kill his wife, was operated upon late last night but his condition is still stated to be serious.

"According to police sources, the incident came to light on late Saturday evening when Pooja, the eldest daughter of the couple, returned home. When she knocked the door, her father, who was profusely bleeding from the neck opened the door. She then found her mother in a pool of blood on the bed. Pooja raised the alarm and the couple was rushed to the DMC hospital but the doctors declared Santosh Kumari dead on arrival.

"Sources said as the economic condition of the family was not very good, Surinder Pal wanted to sell his house but his wife Santosh had reservations on the matter and it had led to repeated heated arguments between the couple in the recent past. Sources said that on Saturday morning too, a heated argument broke between the husband and wife. Sources suspect that when no one was in the house, the couple might have quarrelled again."

Source: IndianExpress.com...

Bizarre Twist: 2 Perps, 1 Victim

"Jamshedpur, India - A newly married tribal couple, fearful of social stigma, committed suicide after killing their infant son in Damukocha village under Dumaria police station of East Singhbhum district, police said today.

"One Salkhu Murmu (19) had married Pano (18) about four months ago. The bride had given birth to a baby son four days back as she was in advanced stages of pregnancy just before tying the nuptial knot.

"Unable to bear the stigma of giving birth to a child soon after the marriage, the couple committed suicide in the wee hours yesterday by hanging themselves after killing their son by giving him pesticide.

"Initially, they had tried to kill themselves by consuming the pesticide but vomitted it out soon."

Source: newKerala.com...

3 Shots: 1 Dead, 1 Critical in India

"In a suspected case of a jilted lover taking vengeance, a man shot at a woman, injuring her grievously, and then shot himself in the head Sunday afternoon, Delhi Police said.

"Sanjay Aggarwal, 26, went to his 22-year-old friend Uma Rani Sharma's rented accommodation in New Rajender Nagar with flowers in the morning. Uma, staying in the capital for a year, was not home as she was to appear in an exam for a Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited job.

"The police said Sharma, on return, found Aggarwal at her home. The two had a heated argument, at the end of which he pulled out a gun.

"'It was around 1 p.m. and like any of his other visits, Aggarwal came to my house where Sharma is staying as paying guest. He was carrying a bouquet of flowers,' landlord Sukhbir Singh told the police in a written statement.

"'They were in the room when all of a sudden we heard sounds of three gunshots. We rushed there and found them both lying in a pool of blood. Aggarwal was holding the gun in his hand and it was pointed towards his temple,' he said.

"According to the police, Aggarwal could have first fired two shots. One hit Uma in her neck while the other was lodged in her chest. He then committed suicide by pumping one bullet into his temple.

"Aggarwal died immediately on the spot after the bullet he fired went straight through his neck and head. Sharma was rushed to the Ganga Ram Hospital, where doctors described her condition as critical."

Source: Calcutta News...

Tree Survives Murder/Suicide

"KOLKATA, INDIA - Amar Mondal (42) of Bijpur's Chaubagha village hacked to death his younger brother, Swapan, following a quarrel over tree felling.

"The Mondal brothers began Thursday with yet another round of quarrel that was routine among them. The issue this time round was the younger Mondal's desire to fell the tree in front of their house. Amar tried to stop Swapan from doing so by snatching the axe from him. But Swapan insisted on felling the tree and an altercation ensued. Suddenly, Amar raised the axe and swung at his younger brother's neck a couple of times. Swapan died on the spot. Realising his blunder, Amar began running towards the road. Neighbours, who rushed in on hearing Swapan's screams, gave chase thinking Amar was trying to flee. But he was run over after he threw himself in front of a truck, driven by remorse.

"According to locals, Swapan wanted to cut the tree in front of their house. But Amar would not allow him as he was emotionally attached to it."

From The Times of India...

Another Rope/Tree Combo

"Alipurduar - A 33-year-old man committed suicide after strangulating his wife to death ending a strained relationship last night. The couple have left behind a three-year-old daughter and a four-month-old son.

"Ramesh Roy of Chepani village in Samuktala had married Kanika (25) of Daldali in Khoardanga four years ago.

"Local people alleged that the seller of lottery tickets used to torture his wife and even did not allow her to talk to neighbours. Recently, Kanika had spent a month with her parents apparently because of the torture, but returned to Chepani two months ago...

"Basudeb Sarkar, the officer-in-charge of Samuktala police station, said Ramesh had strangulated his wife to death and then hanged himself from the tree. `We came to know that the youth used to torture his wife but nobody informed us about it, otherwise we could have advised and the incident could have been avoided.`"

From The Telegraph (India)...

Indian Actress UPDATE

"The murder of Telugu actress Bhargavi has opened up a pandora's box. With fresh evidences and information, the police have been unravelling the murder mystery. Actress Bhargavi was found dead along with an associate Praveen, in her apartment in Banjara Hills in Hyderabad on Tuesday under suspicious circumstances. First hand evidences showed that she was stabbed to death by Praveen, who later committed suicide by consuming soft drink mixed with cyanide.

"Investigations have shown that deep cuts in the lungs and chest led to her death, though there were many other wounds on the rest of her body. Though the police had earlier ruled out any struggle, the latest reports show that Bhargavi, who was not willing to commit suicide was stabbed to death by Praveen in rapid succession. Praveen's suicide note reveals that Bhargavi's refusal to get back to Praveen ever since they have been staying separately for some months had triggered the whole incident."

From oneindia...

Lost In Translation

"Police has found a suicide note and a cyanide vial on the crime scene. The note has been written by her husband Praveen AKA Bujji. According to the note, they have been separated for sometime now. The signature at the end of the note has been signed by Bujji as Praveen. But, Bhargavi’s sign was nowhere to be found in it.

"When Bhargavi’s father was contacted, he replied that they both are not married but living together as a couple. For the past two years, they were at Guntur in Gorantal Village which is her native place. They had plans to get married in the future. The bereaved mother of Bhargavi revealed that they don’t have any disputes among them, amidst weeping.

"Investigation department suspects that she might have been murdered first and then the other person committed suicide with the cyanide."

From IndiaGlitz...