Udupi: Mother charged with murder of 15-month-old girl child; kidnap claim was a lie

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July 13, 2019

Udupi, Jul 13: The murder case of a 15-month-old girl child in Udupi’s Kundapur taluk has taken a new twist with the police charging the victim’s own mother, Rekha Naik, with murder under Section 302 (for daughter’s murder), under Section 307 (attempt to murder son) and Section 309 against her suicide attempt.

Rekha’s claim that her daughter was kidnapped was found to be false when she had actually attempted suicide by jumping into the river with her two children. The body of the girl was fished out from Kubja river near Kundapur on Friday.

Rekha and her son, Satwik, were rescued by neighbours when they heard the boy’s cries for help. Police said that she was mentally disturbed.

Confirming the same, Udupi SP Nisha James said, “The case changed from abduction to murder after we found the baby’s body in the river.”

In her statement to psychiatrist Dr Narayan Moorthi, Rekha said that when she got into the rivulet with her two children, Sanvika who was in her arms slipped and got washed away. When she tried to latch on to the toddler, her son too got washed away. In the melee, Rekha too was carried away by the force of the water. However, the two were rescued and brought to the shore by locals who heard Satwik’s screams.

The SP added that Rekha has been hospitalized and is being treated for depression. As she is an in-patient she has not been arrested yet. After her treatment, the court will intimate cops on her condition, the SP explained. Marital dispute is suspected to be the cause for the depression and suicide, she added.

Also Read: Udupi: Girl child found murdered a day after she was allegedly kidnapped

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DK-Udupi local authorities' constituency by-poll: 4 candidates – Cong, BJP, SDPI, Ind – in fray

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October 8,2024

Mangaluru: The by-election to the legislative council from the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi local authorities' constituency will be a contest among four candidates. An independent candidate, Muhammed Riyaz, has withdrawn his nomination on Monday, the last day for withdrawal.

Deputy commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP stated that candidates Kishore BR (BJP), Raju Poojary (Congress), Anwar Sadat S (SDPI), and Dinakar Ullal (independent) will be in the fray.

Polling will be held at 392 booths in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts between 8am and 4pm on Oct 21.

A total of 6,032 voters from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi are eligible to vote. While there will be 234 polling booths in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi will have 158 stations. Gram panchayat members, corporators of the Mangaluru City Corporation, members of city municipal councils, town municipal councils, town panchayats, MLAs, MLCs, and Lok Sabha members are eligible to vote.

Election observer of the Election Commission of India (ECI), Pankaj Kumar Pandey, reviewed the poll preparations at the deputy commissioner's office on Monday. He issued directions to officials regarding arrangements to be made during the election and counting of votes.

The deputy commissioner stated that out of 6,032 voters, 3,127 are women and 2,905 are men. He said the counting of votes will be held at St Aloysius PU College in the city on Oct 24.

Udupi deputy commissioner Vidya Kumari K, city police commissioner Anupam Agrawal, Dakshina Kannada ZP CEO Anandh K, Dakshina Kannada SP Yathish N, Udupi SP Arun K, and additional deputy commissioners Santhosh Kumar G and Mamatha Devi were present.

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