"The boy had failed in an exam and was playing games on his mobile phone. His mother scolded him, following which he went upstairs and took the extreme step," police said.
Kiran Negi, wife of Vimal Negi, the late General Manager and Chief Engineer of HPPCL who died under suspicious circumstances, has written a letter to the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh demanding that the case be immediately handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The incident occurred under the jurisdiction of Roshni police outpost of Khalwa police station in the district on Saturday. The police have arrested both the accused, he added.
A 15-year-old boy from Kerala tragically died on Sunday after a tree fell on him amid strong winds and heavy rainfall in the 8th Mile area near Ooty, located in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris district.
The vessel went down with 640 containers, including 13 with hazardous cargo and 12 containing calcium carbide. According to a release, it was also loaded with 84.44 MT of diesel and 367.1 MT of furnace oil.
A 21-year-old Covid-19 patient who was undergoing treatment at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Kalwa Hospital in Thane after testing positive died, Thane Municipal Corporation said.
At least four people were killed, and three others of the family sustained injuries when they were run over by a speeding car while crossing the road at Kunjampatti near Usilampatti in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district, police said on Sunday.
A 84-year-old man with severe comorbidities has died due to multi-organ failure in Karnataka's Bengaluru, and his Covid-19 test results came back positive on Saturday, said health officials.