Date:13/02/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/02/13/stories/2006021318310400.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Woman dies after being hit by son-in-law

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: A man allegedly murdered his 55-year-old mother-in-law at Kodamballi of Channapatna Taluk in Bangalore Rural district on Saturday. The accused, Afzal Baig, was reportedly angered by the victim, Noor Jahan's refusal to send her daughter with him.

According to the police, Afzal Baig married Noor Jahan's daughter, Reshma, 12 years ago. The couple frequently quarrelled over family issues. Miffed over one such quarrel, Reshma came to her mother's house and was staying there since a week.

Yesterday, the police said, Afzal Baig came to Noor Jahan's house and asked her to send her daughter with him. Noor Jahan refused, triggering a heated argument between the two.

Afzal Baig then took a heavy stick and hit Noor Jahan on her head and went away, the police said. Noor Jahan died later in the house.

The Akkur police, on a complaint, have taken up a case. A search is on for Afzal Baig.

Suicide

Sindhu (26), a resident of Annayya Reddy Layout, committed suicide by hanging herself in her house on Saturday. The Ramamurthy Nagar police said the act could be the result of the frequent quarrels between Sindhu and her husband, Arun Kumar.

Prisoner ends life

A prisoner in the Bangalore Central Jail hanged himself to death on Sunday. According to the police, Ashok Kumar, a native of Mysore, was convicted and sentenced to eight years imprisonment on an attempt to murder charge. A soldier in the Indian Army, Ashok had tried to murder his senior officer while in Jammu and Kashmir, the police said. He had escaped from jail sometime ago. The jail authorities claim that he was suffering from depression.