Accident
A 25-year-old private company employee, who allegedly strangled his wife to death inside a hotel room in Doddaballapur town on September 15, was found hanging from a tree near a lake in his hometown of Gauribidanur. No casualties were reported, police said. A preliminary investigation by the police revealed that a short circuit inside the helmet godown may have triggered the fire.
The couple frequently quarrelled over domestic issues, according to family sources. However, he took her to a hotel room after promising that he would never fight with her again,” police said. Anand’s decomposed body was spotted by passersby, who alerted the police. Police recovered the mobile phones of both Anand and Vidya from his trouser pockets, along with an empty alcohol bottle. “Vidya had distanced herself from Anand. He allegedly strangled her to death there. Helmet godown, mobile shop gutted in accidental fire Materials stored in a helmet godown and an adjoining mobile phone shop were gutted in an accidental fire at Sudhamanagar in Wilson Garden late Friday night. Two fire tenders were deployed to the spot and brought the blaze under control within an hour.