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Hindustan Times
6 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Bengaluru architecture student dies by suicide, alleges ragging in final video
A 22-year-old architecture student from a private engineering college in Bengaluru died by suicide last week, allegedly due to ragging. The incident occurred on July 11 in Nandaramayyana Palya.(Representative/Shutterstock) Before taking the extreme step, the student, identified as Arun, recorded a video blaming his peers and expressing emotional distress over being spoken about behind his back. According to a report by The New Indian Express, the incident occurred on July 11 at Arun's residence in Nandaramayyana Palya, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Madanayakanahalli police station in Nelamangala, on the city's outskirts. (Also Read: Bengaluru UPI panic explained: Why small traders are saying 'no to QR, yes to cash') Police said they have registered an Unnatural Death Report (UDR) and are awaiting a formal complaint from the student's family. 'We will file an FIR once they file a complaint,' a police officer said according to the publication. A native of Hassan, Arun was a final-year architecture student who had secured a free seat at his college owing to his academic performance. His parents, daily-wage labourers, had struggled financially to support his education. Arun was also known to be a talented portrait artist. According to investigators, the incident happened after Arun's parents had left for work. He recorded a video message detailing his anguish, mentioning that friends had been speaking ill of him behind his back. The video, which he shared in a college WhatsApp group, went viral. After the video began circulating, college officials contacted Arun's parents, who rushed back home, only to find him hanging, police said. The case has raised serious concerns over campus bullying and the mental health impact of ragging. Authorities are expected to take further action once the family lodges a formal complaint. Discussing suicides can be triggering for some. However, suicides are preventable. A few major suicide prevention helpline numbers in India are 011-23389090 from Sumaitri (Delhi-based) and 044-24640050 from Sneha Foundation (Chennai-based).
India Today
05-07-2025
- India Today
Man comes home drunk, wife beats him to death with ragi rolling pin in Bengaluru
A 32-year-old woman in Bengaluru has confessed to beating her husband to death following an argument after he returned home accused, Shruti, confessed on Saturday that she used a wooden cooking stick, typically used to make ragi mudde (millet balls), to beat her husband Baskar. The incident took place in Bengaluru's Suddagunte Palya 42, had been married to Shruti for 12 years. The couple had two Earlier, Shruti had claimed that her husband died while she was asleep. Based on her statement, police initially registered an Unnatural Death Report (UDR) and sent Baskar's body for postmortem. However, the postmortem revealed injuries consistent with blunt force confronted with the findings, Shruti confessed to the her confession, Shruti was arrested and has been remanded to judicial investigations are underway.- EndsMust Watch
India Today
26-06-2025
- India Today
20-year-old woman dies after falling from 13th floor while filming reel in Bengaluru
A 20-year-old woman died after falling from the 13th floor of an under-construction building in Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara while allegedly filming a social media to the police, the woman had gone to the building with a group of friends, both boys and girls, for a late-night party.A dispute reportedly broke out between the group over a relationship issue. Amidst the heated exchange, the woman went to the terrace to shoot what police described as a 'sad reel' and accidentally fell into the lift shaft The victim, originally from Bihar, was employed at a shopping mart in the city. Following the incident, her friends fled the (South East) Fatima confirmed the incident, saying, 'Yes, they were partying in the building. They later went to the terrace to record reels, and she slipped and fell to her death. As of now, we are unaware if a relationship issue led to this. Everything is under investigation. A case has been registered under the Unnatural Death Report (UDR).'Parappana Agrahara Police are continuing their investigation into the circumstances leading up to the incident.- EndsTune InTrending Reel IN THIS STORY#Bengaluru#Karnataka
India Today
18-06-2025
- India Today
Human skull and bones found in Bengaluru apartment pit, police launch probe
Human bones and a skull were discovered inside a percolation pit, from where the rainwater is channeled to the ground, at an apartment complex in the Begur area of Bengaluru, police remains were found on June 16 during cleaning work at MN Credence Flora Apartments in New Mico to the Begur police, the skeletal parts were spotted by workers hired by the Residents' Welfare Association (RWA) to clean the pit. The RWA president subsequently filed a complaint, based on which an Unnatural Death Report (UDR) was "We have sent them for forensic analysis. It would take a week before we could get any other details," said an official from the Begur police origin and identity of the remains are yet to be established. Police are awaiting the forensic report to determine whether there was any foul play week, a 36-year-old woman named Harini was allegedly murdered by her lover in a hotel room in Poorna Prajna Layout. Her body was found two days after the accused, Yashas, a 25-year-old techie and also a resident of Kengeri like the victim, is suspected to have killed her on Friday night. Police say the two had known each other for about a year, but over the past two months, Harini had begun distancing herself from appears there was a strain in their relationship. We're looking into all aspects,' said DCP South, Lokesh Jagalasar. IN THIS STORY#Bengaluru
