Tumakuru police solved the case of a missing 17-year-old girl and her father. The father murdered his daughter over her choice of groom, then faked his own disappearance for nearly a month before being apprehended.
A 33-year-old PWD engineer, Manju Prasad, jumped to his death from Devarayanadurga hilltop in Tumakuru district, reportedly upset after his mother's passing last year, leaving behind a wife and a 10-day-old newborn.
A 40-year-old man allegedly killed his two sons, aged six and eleven, before hanging himself in Karnataka's Tumakuru district. Shivanna, who worked at a private factory and served as a temple priest, was reportedly distressed over his wife's alleged relationship with another man, leading to frequent domestic disputes despite prior police counselling.
Laboratory tests confirm H5N1 avian influenza caused death of 44 peacocks in Tumakuru, Karnataka, between April 16-24. Authorities have put 33 villages within 10-km radius on high alert, deployed a rapid response team, and undertaken disinfectant spraying. No fresh deaths reported since April 23. The situation is under control.
