Four adults, nine-month-old baby found dead
The Hindu
A girl, around 2 years, who survived the trauma, being treated in hospital
A nine-month-old boy is believed to have died of starvation after his mother, his grandmother, and two other adult members of the family allegedly ended their lives around three days ago, leaving him and his 2.5 year-old cousin alone. The girl barely survived the trauma and is undergoing treatment, said the police.
The bodies were discovered at the family’s residence in Thigalarapalya on Friday night. “Going by the heavily decomposed state, we suspect they may have killed themselves at least three to four days ago, but are waiting for the postmortem report,” said the police.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.