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DELHI THE HINDU 8 SOUTH MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Two trainee pilots killed as More arrests likely in aircraft crashes in Telangana serial murder case Police team investigating 20 contacts of prime suspect Flight caught in heavy rain crashed into cotton fields near Sultanpur village Uranium plant polluting Staff Reporter water, say A.P. leaders Ravi Reddy scouted the cotton fields and KADAPA HYDERABAD Leaders of the Opposition found the bodies and the More arrests are likely in the parties in Andhra Pradesh Two trainee pilots were wreckage of the aircraft. Kerala serial murder case as who visited the Uranium killed when their trainer air­ On receiving information, the Crime Branch is investi­ Corporation of ’s plant in craft crashed into a cotton the police arrived and cor­ gating 20 more persons who Pulivendula (represented by field on the outskirts of Sul­ doned off the area. The avia­ reportedly maintained close Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan tanpur village in Telangana’s tion academy in Hyderabad connections with Jolly Sha­ Mohan Reddy in the Vikarabad district, 100 km was informed; its founder Y. ju, the prime suspect in the Assembly ) in Kadapa district from the State capital, on Prabhakar Reddy rushed to murders of her in­laws, hus­ on Sunday, called the plant a Sunday afternoon. the crash site. band and three relatives bet­ “major pollutant.” The team The victims were identi­ ween 2002 and 2016 at the led by Kalava Srinivasulu and fied as Prakash Vishal from Knee-deep slush Koodathayi village in Kozhi­ Bhuma Akhila Priya of the Bihar and Amanpreet Kaur Vikarabad Superintendent kode. TDP and CPI leader K. from Punjab, both aged 21. of Police M. Narayana and The suspects also include Grim reminder: The house at Kozhikode’s Koodathayi village, Ramakrishna said the plant The four­seater trainer Ms. Khanam oversaw the re­ some family members who where three of the murders took place. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT had polluted groundwater. aircraft belonging to Wings trieval of the bodies. It was were reportedly aware that Aviation Private Limited, op­ still raining heavily. Police the deaths occurred due to Along with the murder deaths was sealed by the Chiranjeevi unveils erating out of the Old Airport personnel and the medical deliberate poisoning. case, the involvement of police. statue of actor SVR at Begumpet in Hyderabad, team from the Marpally Ms. Shaju allegedly poi­ some suspects in forging TADEPALLIGUDEM crashed due to bad weather. Primary Health Centre soned them to death with documents to grab the pro­ Bid to shift papers Actor K. Chiranjeevi unveiled “It was raining heavily in the found it difficult to wade cyanide to grab their proper­ perty of the murder victims It was put under surveil­ a bronze statue of veteran area and the aircraft appa­ through knee­deep slush to ty and marry another man. too would be investigated. lance as Mr. Shaju apparent­ actor Samarla Venkata Ranga rently nosedived into the The aircraft that crashed on the outskirts of a village in the accident spot, the police Crime Branch sources Soon after the probe was ly tried to move some docu­ Rao (popularly known as S.V. farm belonging to Bantu Ba­ Telangana’s Vikarabad district on Sunday. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT said. The post­mortem was said Ms. Shaju and two oth­ relaunched into the sensa­ ments from the house to Ranga Rao or SVR), here in lakrishna,” Bantawaram SI conducted at the crash site ers — M.S. Mathew and P. tional case by the Crime another location. the West Godavari district of Venkateswarulu said. er a radius of 100 yards. Its Collector Ayesha Masrat itself. Later, the bodies were Prajikumar — were formally Branch, there were suspect­ There could have been Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. “The aircraft first hit the two occupants died on the Khanam told The Hindu. handed over to Mr. Reddy. arrested after interrogating ed attempts by some of the property documents in the The nine-foot statue was installed at the Housing ground and then dragged for spot. Their bodies were lying The locals of Sultanpur Mr. Reddy said the ill­fat­ about 200 people in the other family members to div­ bundle, since the police had Board Colony. Apart from some time. Wreckage of the close to the scene of the were the first to reach the ed Cessna 172 was fit for fly­ area. Hundreds of phone ert the direction of the found that there were se­ thousands of fans, Narsap- aircraft was found spread ov­ crash,” Vikarabad District spot in pouring rain. They ing with no technical issues. calls were scientifically ana­ probe and influence the rious property disputes uram MP Raghuram Krishnam lysed with the support of complainant to withdraw within the family, and may Raju and other leaders were cyber cell experts to find the the petition. have led to the murders. present. Mr. Chiranjeevi said leads. An officer attached to the Crime Branch sources Ranga Rao was known for his The available photo­ Crime Branch said they re­ said they would again inter­ great performance and KCR sacks 50,000 striking bus staff graphs and video footage of quired more incriminating rogate Mr. Shaju to verify his dialogue delivery. all the six deaths in the fami­ evidence, including the fo­ claim that he was not aware ly were also collected to rensic examination reports, of the role played by his wife Kerala govt. to go after Telangana CM says there will be no further talks; calls for speedy recruitment check the presence of others to scientifically prove the in­ in the murder of six persons, Maradu architects who may be involved. volvement of Ms. Shaju in including his former wife Special Correspondent TSRTC with the government. ployed as stage carriers. Offi­ only such employees who the death of five members in and child. Though he was ta­ The Kerala government has HYDERABAD The government said a cials were already holding gave an undertaking that Party workers involved? the family. ken into custody on Satur­ drawn up complaints against Toughening his stand firm no to taking back the discussions with the private they would not join union A few active political party As of now, her active role day for interrogation, he was four architects who designed against the striking em­ employees who did not join managements in this regard. activities should be given ap­ workers are also under the was evident only in the case later allowed to go. Accord­ the four illegal apartments at ployees of the State­owned duty before the deadline it Mr. Rao, who held a re­ pointments. scanner of the police. Two of of murder of her ex­hus­ ing to police sources, he had Maradu here, which the Telangana State Road Tran­ set. “There are just 1,200 view meeting , termed the them who were very close to band, he said. seemed unaffected by the Supreme Court has ordered to sport Corporation (TSRTC), employees left in the TSRTC employees’ decision a “se­ Stir will continue: JAC Ms. Shaju were served not­ death of his former wife Sily be pulled down for violating Chief Minister K. Chandra­ as of now,” Mr. Rao said, rious mistake” and said The TSRTC Joint Action ice to appear before the House sealed and child Alphine. the Coastal Regulation Zone sekhar Rao on Sunday said even as about 50,000 em­ there was no question of Committee announced that Crime Branch team for re­ The Crime Branch will soon Though M.S. Mathew and (CRZ) guidelines. Complaints will be preferred against the the government will not ployees continued their merger of the TSRTC with it would continue the strike cording their statement. move the Jud­ P. Prajikumar were arrested architects with the the compromise under any cir­ strike for the second consec­ the government. come what may. Speaking to Sources said the political icial First Class Magistrate on suspicion that they ar­ Council of Architecture, a cumstances and there would utive day, disrupting bus ser­ “The government is firm The Hindu, JAC leader K. Raji party leaders were suspect­ Court seeking the police cus­ ranged cyanide for Ms. Sha­ statutory body formed under be no further talks with the vices across the State. against yielding to blackmail Reddy from TSRTC Em­ ed of using their influence to tody of the three suspects ju, police sources said they the Architects Act 1972. striking unions. The Chief Minister direct­ tactics and is not willing to ployees’ Union said: “Nowh­ cover up the incident . The who were remanded in judi­ were not directly involved in The State would seek The employees began ed the officials to hire 2,500 tolerate indiscipline.” ere in the world have 50,000 house of one of the party cial custody on Saturday. the murders. During the in­ suspension of their licences their indefinite strike on Sa­ buses as an immediate mea­ The Chief Minister wanted employees been removed. leaders had been inspected The house where Jolly terrogation, they claimed and membership from turday, demanding, among sure while another 4,114 the officials to speed up re­ But we are not afraid. We by the Crime Branch squad Shaju lived along with her that the woman secured cya­ the council. other things, merger of the private buses could be de­ cruitment of drivers and said will take legal recourse.” for gathering evidence. new husband Shaju after the nide for killing a dog. Activists send another Mysuru gears up for grand Dasara finale letter to PM in protest Jamboo Savari by Arjuna and 11 other elephants will bring down the curtain on 10­day Nada Habba Special Correspondent ‘Is it anti­national to seek steps to check mob lynching?’ MYSURU The stage is set for the grand Staff Reporter finale of Mysuru Dasara with KALABURAGI the caparisoned elephants To register their protest all geared up for Jamboo Sa­ against sedition charges vari to mark Vijayadashmi on slapped against 49 eminent Tuesday. . personalities — including This will be followed by historian Ramchandra Gu­ the torchlight parade and a ha, actor Aparna Sen and display of equestrian events filmmakers Mani Ratnam by the police personnel at and Adoor Gopalakrishnan Bannimantap Grounds, — for expressing concern in which will bring down the an open letter to Prime Mi­ curtain on the 409th edition nister Narendra Modi over of the Mysuru Dasara. growing incidents of mob In defence: Civil society activists releasing an open letter to Karnataka Chief Minister lynching, civil society acti­ PM Narendra Modi in Kalaburagi on Sunday. * ARUN KULKARNI B.S. Yediyurappa will per­ vists and intellectuals here form the puja to the Nandi in Karnataka have written a prevent mob lynching and activity, most of the people Dhwaja between 2.15 p.m. similar letter to the PM. ensure rule of law an anti­na­ in this country, including we and 2.58 p.m., after which The letter, signed by K. tional activity? The celebrat­ who have signed this letter the procession with the ele­ Neela, Mahesh Rathod, Ar­ ed intellectuals and scho­ to Prime Minister, would be phants and the tableaux will jun Bhadre, Maruti Gokhale, lars, who have contributed a anti­national,” Ms. Neela roll out. Kashinath Ambalagi, Maula great deal in their own fields said. Elephant Arjuna with the Mulla and others, was sym­ to make India proud, have “The Constitution has gi­ golden howdah will begin his bolically released to the me­ demanded the very same ven us the right to question march between 4.31 p.m. dia here on Sunday. thing that India’s Constitu­ authority whenever we feel and 4.57 p.m. to bring the “Is urging the Prime Mi­ tion guarantees to every citi­ that it is doing wrong,” Kash­ curtain down on the 10­day nister to take measures to zen. If that is an anti­national inath Ambalagi said. Nada Habba. Awash with colours: The illuminated K.R. Circle in Mysuru on Sunday. * M.A. SRIRAM

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Innate Higher Secondary School in Autopsy reveals that she died of pneumonia, meningitis Thrissur KOTTAYAM writing skills, coupled with a Koothattukulam, chanced Union Minister of State for Edward Brooks and John fertile imagination, put the upon the synopsis of his STAFF REPORTER <> We noticed beating per the Juvenile Justice Act,” External Affairs V. Mura­ Doe are on an intriguing youngster firm on the novel. Encouraged by his KOLLAM marks on her leg said Kollam District Police leedharan has said that the mission for the United States writer’s path. From short feedback, Adith’s parents, The police registering a case and intimated the Chief P.K.Madhu. Centre will intervene to in the post­Cold War era. stories to blogs, he tried his Alex Tom and Siji Sebastian, of unnatural death following police. It’s a usual According to hospital help Indian workers The agent­scientist duo, hand at everything. kept him on the right track. the sudden demise of a four­ procedure authorities, the girl was stranded in labour camps associated with the Central A week ago, Adith’s first year­old in Kerala had sent Habeeb Naseem drowsy with low blood pres­ in Saudi Arabia. The Minis­ Intelligence Agency, exhibits Within a year novel was released. K. media into a frenzy on Sun­ Deputy Medical Superintendent sure. “We noticed beating ter promised the support youth­like agility, while at The storyline of his first Jayakumar, former Chief day with speculation of marks on her leg and inti­ at a meeting held with K.V. times, they sound youthfully novel was developed over a Secretary and former Vice physical assault doing uram Medical College. mated the police as they do Adbul Khader, MLA, chair­ mischievous too. Probably year while he spent just over Chancellor of rounds till late evening. Diya’s aunt’s statements not corroborate with the man of the Assembly Com­ because they are fictional a couple of months to finish University, released the The girl was first taken to to the media about the girl symptoms of her disease. It’s mittee for Pravasi Welfare, characters created by a Adith Tom Alex, 15, with his the plot. “It just evolved. I novel at a function. the Government Medical vomiting blood and the pre­ a usual procedure and that at Guruvayur on Sunday. writer even younger to thriller Shroud of the Devil. combined my research, Another fiction, set in College, Kollam, around 9 sence of old injuries in her does not mean that the More than 600 Indians, them. historical understanding, rural Kerala, is already in a.m. in a critical condition body added to the assump­ death was caused by the including 70 from Kerala, These two U.S. citizens The novel revolves around and imagination to draw the the works. “The outline of with symptoms of fever and tions of assault. But the au­ beating. Her mother said the are languishing in Saudi la­ are the central characters of the Stargate Project of the readers into the setting and the next novel The Vial of had beating marks on her topsy at Thiruvananthapu­ child was beaten with a stick bour camps without food, the English crime fiction U.S. and runs into 287 experience the characters,” Infinite Hatred is being legs, leading to suspicion of ram revealed pneumonia when she refused to have wages or drugs, the MLA Shroud of the Devil, pages. he says . prepared. I hope to finish it torture. and meningitis as the cause food. Our primary diagnosis said. They worked in com­ authored by Adith Tom Adith, the head boy of St. The turning point came by December,” he says. The Diya, daughter of Deepu of death. was viral hemorrhagic fev­ panies that faced action for Alex, a Class 10 student Antony’s School, Anakallu, when Fr. Michael second novel will be and Ramya from Chirakkal “Contrary to media re­ er,” said Habeeb Naseem, not implementing the Nita­ from Kanjirappally in had developed a deep Anakallingal, former followed up with a sequel to in Parippally, died on her ports we have not filed any Deputy Medical Superinten­ qat law that makes it man­ Kerala’s Kottayam district. interest in English novels principal of the Mary Giri his first work, next year. way to the Thiruvananthap­ case against the parents as dent. datory to hire local labour. CM A ND-NDE YK