Maid hangs herself to death

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, JULY 15. Mystery shrouds the death of a 17-year-old maid who committed suicide by hanging herself at her employer's house in Tilaknagar Police limits on Saturday night.

Police gave the name of the maid as Sowbhagya (17). She was working at the house of Mr. K.Ramesh, a businessman, located at 4th Cross, T Block, Jayanagar.

When Mr. Ramesh's family had gone out to a relative's house in Banashankari on Saturday evening, Sowbhagya, who was alone at the house, latched the doors from inside and attempted to set herself on fire.

Later, she hanged her self with a rope from the ceiling. The incident came to light when Mr. Ramesh's family returned home at 7.30 p.m., police said.

The cause for the suicide is not known. The Tilaknagar Police have registered a case of unnatural death and are investigating.

Arrested

The Shankarapuram Police arrested Chandrashekar, alias Shekar, of Shravanabelagola in Hassan District who had allegedly stolen nine vans in the City.

Police said that Chandrashekar who was an auto-electrician by profession, used to steal cars and abandon them after taking away the carburetors, dynamos and other accessories.

In all, automobile spares worth Rs.2.50 lakhs have been recovered from him.

The accused had stolen the vans from Hanumanthanagar, Kempegowda Nagar, Rajajinagar, Seshadripuram, Vayalikaval, Ulsoor Gate and Subramanyanagar police station limits in the City.

While some of the stolen vans had been traced and handed over to their owners earlier, a few more had been recovered with Chandrashekar's arrest, police said.

The accused was chased and caught on the Bull Temple Road on Thursday when he did not stop the van while police were checking the vehicles.

Raid

The J.P.Nagar Police raided a house in J.P.Nagar 1st Phase, 32nd Main, and arrested six persons, including five women, on a charge of immoral trafficking.

Police said that Rs.50,000 in cash was seized from the house. Investigations have revealed that the woman running the brothel, who did not have ``right source of living,'' possessed Rs.4.50 lakhs in her bank account and Rs.2.80 lakhs had been found in a bank account held by her mother.

Gamblers held

The J.P.Nagar Police raided a gambling den and arrested six persons. A sum of Rs.2,960 was seized from the accused. Police have registered a case.

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