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Parmesh S Jain

Upset over financial crisis, a 39-year-old employee of a private company killed his seven year old daughter before ending his life.

The incident took place in Bommasandra on Wednesday and the deceased have been identified as Vijay Kumar and daughter Sameeksha.

His wife had went to garment factory for work when the incident took place and Hebbagodi police with senior officer visited the spot.

After visiting the spot he said,A 39-year-old man strangled his seven year old daughter to death before ending his life at their house in Hebbagodi due to health and financial problems . 

The incident took place on Wednesday evening and the deceased have been identified as Vijay Kumar and his daughter Sameeksha and she was studying second standard.

He further said Kumar hails from Tamilnadu, was residing in Bommasandra.

He was running a fabrication workshop and shut down after incurring huge loss in business  during covid. 

Probe revealed that Vijay Kumar was unemployed since then and suffering from multiple ailments. He decided to end life and even called back his eldest daughter aged 12 year staying with her relatives in Mysuru,with a plan to kill them and end his life,but due to some reasons,she did not returned home.

On Wednesday,Vijay Kumar strangled seven-year-old Sameesksha with a wire and hanged himself while his wife Chandrakala had gone to work in a garment factory.

She returned from work and found the bodies before alerting the police.

There was a suicide note and based on the statement of Chandrakala the police have registered a case of murder against Vijay Kumar and also charged him with suicide .

The family had come to the city 20 years ago and Kumar was living separately while his parents, who work in the railway department,were staying in Electronic City.

(Those in distress or those having suicidal tendencies can call Arogya Sahayavani Ph.: 104 for help.)

Parmesh S Jain

Citizens’ involvement and officers’ responsibility is important to get rid of garbage problem in BBMP limits.

Garbage problem needs to be addressed in a systematic manner,said honorable retired justice, Chairman of NGT Monitoring Committee for Solid Waste Management,Karnataka,Subhash B Adi.

Addressing a meeting today,on the Implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules-2016 and the managing, transportation and the processing of solid waste in BBMP limits,he said that,Bengaluru is a major city not only as the capital of the state but also in the view of the nation.

Needed steps should be taken to solve the garbage problem in the city.The officials of BBMP, with understanding the rules of solid waste management,should move forward to implement all those rules in all the zones with peoples’ involvement.

All the citizens in the city, understanding their responsibility,should segregate waste (dry & wet) before giving it to waste collectors.

It should be examined that whether the people are aware of their responsibilities in connection with the solid waste management.

About 40% (more than 100kg of waste) of the waste comes from bulk generators.In this connection, the authorities need to keep track of how many people are registering for waste collection,how much waste is being collected and where the waste is being disposed of, he said.

He also said that a survey of garbage disposal sites, number of shops / apartments, type of shops, garbage collected and so on should be made available in BBMP.

BBMP Marshals must monitor the bulk generators in the city.If the waste is not properly collected and transported,penalty should be imposed.

All garbage processing plants in the city must function properly.The Environmental Pollution Control Board must regularly inspect the water and air near the garbage processing plants, he said.

He also instructed the authorities to take precautionary measures to ensure that the garbage processing shall not cause any problem to the local people.

In the city,there should be proper penalties for garbage disposal on the sidewalk,and in private places.

Awareness should be created among the people regarding the proper disposal of waste. Awareness workshops,with regard, should be conducted if necessary, he said.

BBMP Chief Commissioner,Gaurav Gupta said that the BBMP zonal joint commissioners need to push more with regard to garbage collection and disposal.

It is necessary to enforce their powers to identifying and fining the garbage throwers and also the involvement of people in solid waste management.

Make Micro planning for waste disposal in the city.More and more penalties should be imposed if not complying with the solid waste management rules.Citizens should be more aware of the sorting of garbage (dry and wet), he said.

Srinivasulu,member of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board,said that imperative action should be taken against the garbage disposers in the BBMP Limits.

He said that it is needed to take steps to establish a buffer zone around the waste treatment plants.

Special Commissioner (Solid Waste Management) Dr.Harish Kumar,Joint Commissioner (Solid Waste Management) Sarfaraz Khan,Joint Commissioner of All Zones, Superintendent of Solid Waste Division Basavaraj Kabade and other concerned officials were present.

Parmesh S Jain

The East Division police of KG Halli police on Wednesday arrested a gang of four persons who had allegedly kidnapped a interior decorator and his friend over a property row on last  Wednesday.

The accused has been identified as,Shaikh Zabiullah,Syed Abdul Azeem,Shahbaz,and Riyaz, all four residents of KG Halli. 

Senior officer told media persons,a complaint was filed by victim wife who stated in her complaint that some 4 unknown person kidnapped her husband from his workshop by four armed men who came in BMW Car at 4 Pm and abducted him.

Syed Nayaz Ahmed,who runs an interior designing workshop in Kushalnagar,was kidnapped from his workshop by four armed men who came in a BMW car, at 4 pm on February 16.

The staff of the workshop immediately alerted his wife about the incident and she lodged a police complaint.

After receiving the complaint a special team was formed to nab the kidnappers a team led by DCP,East, Dr Bheemashankar Guled,under the leadership of ACP,KS Jagadish,KG Halli police inspector, Santosh Kumar L,and his crime team swung into action.

Acting on the complaint the team visited the crime spot and when the police teams were on the lookout for the accused and to rescue the victim,Nayaz Ahmed returned to the police station at 11.45 pm.

Later he narrated that the accused took him to various places in the car.His friend,Naveed Khan, who tried to follow the car on a bike,was also dragged inside the car and one of the accused rode his bike. 

The accused blindfolded the duo and took them to a house in Hosakote where they were detained for sometime.

Again they put them in the car and while coming back,one of the accused transferred Rs.5,000 to his account using Ahmed’s phone.

Later, they freed the duo saying they will contact him later for money and threatened them to abduct again if they don’t respond to their calls .

While he was at the station,the abductors contacted Ahmed demanding Rs.3 lakh. 

They asked him to come with cash to their car service centre and with his information the team surrounded the area and when they accused came to recieve the cash they were arrested 

During investigation the accused confessed the crime and the accused were identified as,Shaikh Zabiullah,Syed Abdul Azeem,Shahbaz,and Riyaz, all four residents of KG Halli. 

The accused revealed that the absconding accused Aslam wanted to buy a property but Ahmed intervene and made him to miss the deal.Enraged by this Aslam roped in his associates to abduct Nayaz and teach him a lesson they said.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East, Subramanyeswara Rao,DCP East,Dr Bheemashankar Guled,ACP,KS Jagadish,PI, Santhosh Kumar L,PSI,Akthar Patel,ASI,Shaju Anthony,and crime staff as,Siddalingaswamy, Shivanand Biradar,Raghunath R,has successfully nabbed all the four kidnappers and for the exemplary work and meticulous investigation done by the team a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

Parmesh S jain

There is immense potential for Temple Tourism in Northern, Southern and Coastal parts of Karnataka.

There is huge scope for Monument Tourism too, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said and suggested building a Tourism Circuit by integrating the two.

The Chief Minister in his address after launching the Integrated Temple Management System(ITMS) developed by the Hindu Endowments Department advocated the need for a Master Plan to provide amenities at the temples.

Appreciating the ITMS Bommai said, management of temples is very important. Initiatives are needed to record the number of pilgrims visiting the temples and the system to manage the temple assets needs to be streamlined.

Integrated development of temples and reforms in their administration is needed.Along with management, proper control too is needed as it involves the contribution of the pilgrims and assets of the temples.

Action would be taken to redress the problems being faced by Archaks and Priests, Bommai said.

Priority for cleanliness at temples

The Chief Minister stressed the need for maintaining cleanliness and pollution-free ambience at temple premises.

Hindu Endowments Department minister Shashikala Jolle,MLA SA Ramdas and senior officials were present.

Parmesh S Jain

A gang of three robbed a 52-year-old home alone  woman after barging into her house, gagged her before ransaking the house and made away with the valuables worth over Rs 1 crore on Tuesday.

The incident occurred at Gruhalakshmi Layout in Basaveshwara Nagar when Vigneshwari,  returned home from temple and the miad waiting for her left the house immediately .

As soon as she entered the house a group of three overpowered,gaged her and tied her hands and legs . 

They threatened her with lethal weapons and made away with the Rs.1 crore worth gold valuables and Rs 10 lakh cash.

The victim’s husband,a chartered accountant, had gone to the office while her son had gone out to attend the college .

The victim managed to untie herself with the help of neighbours who informed the police .

The police rushed to the spot and conducted spot investigations.The police suspect the involvement of domestic help and efforts are on to trace her.

Three special teams has been formed under the leadership of ACP, Vijayanagar, Nanjundegowda,headed by PI,Yerriswamy and are working on it said a senior officer.