Mysore/Mysuru: A 41-year-old woman, who had attempted suicide on Mar. 3 over alleged harassment meted out by her husband and admitted to a private hospital in city in an unconscious state, has breathed her last at the hospital in the early hours of this morning. The deceased is Nagaveni (Mani), wife of Venkatappa. Venkatappa is…
Alleged harassment by daughter-in-law: Man commits suicide after writing death note on road
June 1, 2018Mandya: A man, depressed over the harassment meted out by his daughter-in-law, committed suicide by hanging self to a tree after writing the reason for his death on the road in Kiragasoru village in Malavalli taluk yesterday. The deceased is Mariswamy (60), of Kiragasoru village. Mariswamy’s son Shivaraju had married advocate Hema of Bengaluru about…
Daughter accuses mother of harassment
May 30, 2018No action taken by Police despite lodging complaint Mysuru: A woman, accusing her mother of harassing her physically and mentally, has alleged that the Police have failed to take action despite lodging a complaint in this regard. Addressing a press conference at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, the woman, identified as Padmamani of Arasinakere village in…
Alleged physical and mental harassment: Woman lodges complaint against husband and family members
March 28, 2018Mysuru: Alleging physical and mental harassment, a woman has lodged a complaint against her husband and his family members at the Women’s Police Station in city. Kusuma is the woman, who has lodged complaint against her husband Ravishankar and his family members. In her complaint, Kusuma has stated that she was given in marriage to…
City artists liken harassment of women to a bench of nails
March 11, 2018Mysuru: City artist Badal Nanjundaswamy, whose concern for society and its burning issues is well-known, has now come up with a new idea of creating awareness among people regarding harassment of women and how to behave with them in public. As part of International Women’s Day, Badal and his friends held a two-day event titled…
Harassment, intimidation by neighbour: Woman seeks permission for euthanasia
February 8, 2018Mysuru: In a rare gesture, a 45-year old widow from Hunsur has appealed Governor and Chief Minister through Deputy Commissioner seeking permission for euthanasia (mercy killing) as she is unable to bear the harassment and intimidation of her neighbour’s family over property dispute. The woman, Shylaja, accompanied by her son Ravi, walked in to the…
Alleged harassment by teacher: Girl student commits suicide
January 25, 2018K.R. Pet/Mysuru: A girl student of Navodaya Minority Residential School at K.R. Pet, unable to bear the harassment of the teacher, committed suicide by hanging self at her hostel room in K.R. Pet last evening. While the girl student has been identified as Zaibunnisa (14), daughter of Mohammed Ibrahim and Zubeid couple, residents of Uppinangadi…
Alleged harassment by husband, family: Gujarat woman returns home; Husband denies allegations
December 31, 2017Mysuru: A Gujarat woman, who fell in love with a man from Jayapura in the taluk, through Facebook and ran away from her father’s house to get married with him, has alleged harassment from her husband and his family members. She has now been sent back to her father’s place in Gujarat by Jayapura Police….
Doctor gets 2-year jail for sexually harassing nurse
April 27, 2017Mysuru: A government doctor has been sentenced to two years jail for sexually harassing a nurse which drove her to commit suicide. Pronouncing the judgement yesterday, the Second Additional Sessions and District Judge Vijaykumar N. Ananda Shetty also imposed a fine of Rs. 3.2 lakh on the doctor. The nurse identified as Mamatha, had committed…
Woman Food Inspector alleges harassment by Dept. Deputy Director
March 13, 2017Taluk Food Inspector Vijayalakshmi submitted a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep at his office here this morning alleging that she was being unduly harassed by Dr. K. Rameshwarappa, Deputy Director, Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs. In her complaint, Vijayalakshmi alleged that the Deputy Director was unnecessarily targeting her with silly remarks…
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