Physical education teacher held for murder in Kancheepuram
The Hindu
The victim and the accused were in an illicit relationship
A physical education teacher was arrested by the Kancheepuram taluk police on charges of murdering a woman in Orikkai village. The victim was identified as Anitha, 42, who worked as Tamil professor in a private university. The victim stayed in a room on the terrace of her house while her sister lived on the ground floor. Police said late on Saturday, Anitha called her sister on the phone and hung up after saying that somebody was hiding in her room.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.