Woman succumbs to injuries sustained in fire

January 25, 2012

Mangalore, January 25: A married woman, who sustained severe burns in a gas stove fire last week, succumbed to here injuries on Tuesday night.

Zainaba, wife of Aslam, a resident of Yemmekere, who had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the city, following the fire mishap occurred at the kitchen room due to LGP cylinder leakage at her house near Yemmekere grounds in the city last Saturday, January 21.

She breathed her last at around 11:30 pm on Tuesday, without responding to any treatment, family sources confirmed.

It is learnt that deceased was a teacher at St Mary’s Girls School in the city till recently and she had quit the job planning to move abroad along with her husband.

Her husband, who too had sustained on his face and hands while rescuing Zainaba, has been recovering.

Also read: Couple injured in gas leakage fire; Wife critical

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Kodagu: Jilted groom kills 15-yr-old girl hours after she passes SSLC; Officials had thwarted her wedding

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May 10,2024

Madikeri: A 15-year-old was bludgeoned to death and the accused fled with her severed head at Mutlu village in Somwarpet of Kodagu district on Thursday late night, hours after her SSLC examination result was declared.

The victim has been identified as US Meena, a 10th grade student of Surlabbi High School. She had passed the SSLC examination and her school attained 100% results.

However, she was brutally murdered by accused Prakash (32), a resident of the village. The police have launched a search operation to find the suspect, said Kodagu SP K Ramarajan

It is said that the minor girl's engagement with the suspect was thwarted by officials from Women and Child Development department on May 9, and later officials had even convinced her parents of not to marry the minor girl.

However, the suspect barged into her house in the night and allegedly kidnapped her. Later, he took her to an area near the periphery of the forest and murdered her after which he fled with her severed head.

Victim's mother too has suffered injuries and is admitted to a hospital for treatment. The reason for the murder will be known after the probing officials have inquired the victim's mother, said the SP.

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