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Man 'sacrifices' own four-year-old daughter for the sake of 'treasure' in Andhra Pradesh

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HYDERABAD: In a horrific act, a man killed his own daughter, because of the superstitious belief that it would bring him wealth.

The incident occurred in Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh. 

The man, K Venugopal, asked his mother to take one of his daughters to temple, leaving the other at home. 

Once they were gone, he applied vermilion and turmeric on the kid's face and forced them i nto her mouth, making her swallow it, after certain rituals. The neighbours heard the shrieks and rushed. The child suffered from asphyxia and was rushed to hospital, where she succumbed to injuries. The act stunned the citizens. 

In fact, Venugopal's mother had inkling about the plan as he had discussed it with her. Venugopal manufactured cement blocks. However, the YouTube videos had such an impression that he decided to commit such a heinous act--all for the sake of money. After initial interrogation, the police arrested him. 


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Carbine used to fire at jeweller was robbed from UP MLA's gunman

CHHINDWARA: The carbine that was used to fire at a jeweller and later others in Chhindwara in MP, belonged to a UP legislator's gunman and had been looted.

This has been revealed during the course of investigation. The jeweller has survived and the shooter has been arrested. However, it was found that he had got it from the gunman of a UP MLA, sometime ago. 

The incident had occurred in Chhindwara. An armed man carrying the submachine gun stormed into jeweller's showroom, shot him in the stomach. When others came, he fired in the air. He tried to run away but because motorcycle couldn't start, he failed to escape and was overpowered by the crowd.

The injured jeweller is undergoing treatment. The goon was carrying a machine gun, carbine. The accused, Sandeep Kumar, had fired thrice. He had ntered Durga Shree jewellers, carrying the carbine. asking jeweller to hand over ornaments.

When the jeweller refused Sandeep Kumar began firing, one of the bullets hit the victim, Sohan Tamrakar, 32, in the stomach.The goon ran out and kicked the bike but after multiple attempts bike didn't start and people with lathis attacked him.

He was caught and handed to police, later. Now, he is being quizzed and a team is arriving from UP to ask about the procurement of the looted carbine. Investigation is on in the case. 

[January 18, 2023 NewsBits.in]

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