Khammam MP Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy urged External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to facilitate the early repatriation of the mortal remains of Kodumuru Supriya, 30, of Khammam, who died in a road accident in Missouri, U.S., on October 4 at about 1.40 a.m. (IST).

Mr. Reddy spoke to Ms. Supriya’s father, Daram Srinivas, a resident of Simhadrinagar in Khammam, over phone on Monday and conveyed his condolences, according to a press release.

In a letter to Mr. Jaishankar, the MP furnished the address and details of Ms. Supriya’s husband, Kodumuru Ranjith, who is currently residing in the U.S., and sought arrangements to bring her mortal remains to Khammam at the earliest at the expense of the Government of India.

Mr. Reddy also brought the matter to the notice of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and spoke to senior officials of the Protector of Emigrants (PoE), Hyderabad, seeking their assistance in the repatriation process, the release said.

Meanwhile, Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy expressed shock and grief over the tragic death of Ms. Supriya.

He said efforts were being made to expedite the repatriation of her mortal remains to India and that the matter had been brought to the Chief Minister’s notice.

A 46-year-old IT professional from Mehdipatnam in Hyderabad was killed in an attack at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, while his two sons sustained injuries, one of whom required knee surgery. AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi took to X and confirmed the death on Sunday (October 11), seeking assistance from the Indian Embassy for the family.

The deceased, identified as Mohammed Yousuf, had travelled from Hyderabad to Saudi Arabia with his family about a week ago to perform Umrah. The family was reportedly waiting at the airport to travel to Madinah when the attack occurred on Saturday (October 10).

According to preliminary information, Yousuf sustained critical injuries after debris fell on him during the attack. He reportedly suffered severe injuries to his legs and briefly regained consciousness before suffering a suspected heart attack. However, the exact medical cause of his death has not been officially confirmed.

Providing an update on the condition of the family, Owaisi said Yousuf’s death had been confirmed and that one of his sons was undergoing knee surgery. His other son was also hospitalised and had lost three toes in the attack.

He clarified that Yousuf’s wife and daughter were safe. The family was also accompanied by Yousuf’s aunt, who sustained head injuries but was out of danger.

Owaisi said he was in contact with Yousuf’s brother-in-law in Riyadh and had spoken to the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the Indian Embassy, who assured him that the family was being looked after.

“I am in touch with Yousuf’s brother in law in Riyadh and the DCM has assured me that they’re taking care,” Owaisi wrote on X, urging External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to ensure that every possible assistance was extended to the family.

Yousuf, who was employed as an IT professional in Riyadh, reportedly visited Hyderabad every two to three months and worked remotely during his visits. His elder son was pursuing Hifz, the memorisation of the Quran, while his younger son had recently appeared for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). His daughter is a school student.

According to Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation, the attack at King Khalid International Airport left 12 people dead and 309 injured. Airport operations were temporarily suspended on Saturday to assess the damage and inspect the safety of the facilities.

The Saudi-led coalition attributed the attack to Yemen’s Houthi movement and announced that it would respond. India condemned the attack and called for an immediate end to strikes targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure.

The death toll in the building collapse in New Seemapuri in north-east Delhi rose to four on Thursday, police said. Eight people have been admitted to hospital for treatment. 

The building collapsed near the Idgah in Machhli Mandi on Wednesday afternoon, about a month after a building collapse in Satya Niketan killed seven people and injured five others. 

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Rajendra Prasad Meena said rescue operations were completed on Thursday. 

“A total of four persons have died in the incident, including a child aged around three or four. We have also recovered the remains of a 12-year-old girl. The identities of the children are yet to be established. The death toll may rise as more body parts have been recovered and are yet to be identified,” Mr. Meena said. 

Three of the deceased were identified as Gulafsa (21), Haza Bibi (56) and Nusra (33). 

“The identification of body parts recovered from the debris is pending and will be established through DNA examination,” the officer said. 

The police have registered a FIR on the basis of a daily diary entry on charges of negligence and causing death by negligence. 

The police said efforts are under way to arrest the owners of the building. Family members of the building owner are also among the injured, officers said. 

“So far, our focus has been on the rescue operation. We are now intensifying the investigation and trying to arrest the owner responsible for the collapse,” Mr. Meena said. 

Govt.’s ‘failure’: AAP 

Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday criticised the Delhi government over the incident, terming it a “failure” of the government. 

An AAP delegation led by the party‘s Delhi unit president Saurabh Bharadwaj visited the injured at the hospital and demanded strict action against those responsible. 

Mr. Bharadwaj alleged that the rescue operation had not been completed even after 24 hours and criticised Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, her Ministers and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs for not visiting the victims. 

“Neither any minister nor the Chief Minister nor the Mayor has visited the site. This shows that these people have no hearts, only stones,” Mr. Bharadwaj said. 

He alleged that BJP leaders had visited the site of the Satya Niketan building collapse solely to gain political mileage during the Delhi University Students’ Union elections. “Now that the elections are over, all their compassion and shame have also disappeared,” he said. 

Mr. Bharadwaj also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for remaining silent over the incident, alleging that while he often comments on accidents elsewhere in the world, he had not spoken about the collapse in the national capital. 

He claimed that anger against the BJP is growing among young people, leading to protests against the government at various places. 

The Delhi BJP did not respond to the allegations. 

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday directed the Director-General of Police to constitute within 48 hours a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by an officer not below the rank of Superintendent of Police from the CB-CID or another specialised unit unconnected with Sivaganga district, to probe the death of a pregnant woman reported in the district. The woman’s family has alleged dowry-related cruelty.

Justice L. Victoria Gowri directed the Director of Medical Education and Research to constitute the neutral multidisciplinary medical board within 24 hours. The neutral board should take custody of the body and commence the re-post-mortem examination within 48 hours of its constitution. The Collector and Superintendent of Police should provide all assistance for the dignified transportation and burial of the body in accordance with the religious customs of the family, the court directed.

The court was hearing the petition filed by S. Fathima Beevi, mother of the deceased Afrin, of Tirupattur in Sivaganga district. Afrin was married to Mohammed Ashraf in 2026. According to the petitioner, gold jewellery of 19.5 sovereigns, household articles, and customary seer (dowry) articles were given to Afrin and her matrimonial family.

It is alleged that shortly after marriage, Afrin complained that her husband and his relatives demanded an additional 5.5 sovereigns of gold jewellery. The petitioner alleged that Afrin was subjected to physical assault, mental cruelty, humiliation, intimidation, and continuous harassment.

It is stated that Afrin informed her parental family that she was unable to tolerate the cruelty inflicted upon her. Though the petitioner and her family attempted to pacify the dispute and preserve the marriage, the alleged harassment continued.

According to the petitioner, Afrin was approximately four months pregnant at the time. On the night of June 16, Afrin allegedly contacted the petitioner over the telephone and cried uncontrollably. She is said to have stated that she could no longer tolerate the cruelty and requested that she be taken back to her parental home.

On June 17, around 8.40 a.m., Afrin again spoke to the petitioner. This is stated to have been the last meaningful communication between them. Around 9.50 a.m., Afrin’s husband allegedly informed the petitioner that Afrin had locked herself inside a room in the house.

The petitioner and her relatives reached the place at around 10.10 a.m. The petitioner raised doubts about the claim that the victim had died by suicide and said the room appeared to have been secured from outside. She claimed to have noticed visible injuries, including a prominent reddish mark over the posterior aspect of the left shoulder, and other suspicious marks on the body. The petitioner sought the transfer of the investigation to an independent SIT, preservation of all material and electronic evidence, constitution of a neutral medical board, and a re-post-mortem examination of the body.

(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on State’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416, Sneha’s suicide prevention helpline 044-24640050 and Speak2Us mental health helpline 9375493754.)

A 32-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death in Padappai, with two persons later surrendering at the Somangalam police station in connection with the crime.

The deceased, identified as Rajesh, was a resident of Sethupattu, near Somangalam, in Sriperumbudur taluk of Kancheepuram district. He worked at a meat shop in the locality. According to the police, Thangam and Anandajothi from the same locality arrived at Rajesh’s house in a car on Wednesday night. They allegedly persuaded him to accompany them for drinks. Rajesh did not return home that night, prompting his family members to search for him.

On Thursday, Thangam and Anandajothi appeared before the Somangalam police and allegedly confessed that they had beaten Rajesh to death while they were intoxicated. The police immediately detained the duo and questioned them.

During the interrogation, they allegedly told investigators that the three had consumed alcohol at a vacant plot near Somangalam-Sethupattu Road. They claimed that Rajesh, who was heavily intoxicated, made obscene remarks directed at their families. Enraged by this, they allegedly attacked him with a stone, crushing his face, and later assaulted him with an iron rod, resulting in his death.

Following the confession, the Somangalam police took the accused to the crime scene and recovered Rajesh’s body, which was found with severe facial injuries. The body was sent to the Tambaram Government District Hospital for a post-mortem. The police have registered a murder case and arrested Thangam and Anandajothi.

A 31-year-old man died after falling while attempting to board a moving train at Secunderabad railway station on Monday (June 8).

The deceased has been identified as Md Azad Ansari, 31, a labourer from Garhwa district of Jharkhand.

The incident was reported around 9.45 p.m. at platform number 8, where the man tried to board the Jaipur Express as it was departing. He lost his balance and fell, sustaining fatal injuries.

An Aadhaar card recovered from his possession helped establish his identity, and his relatives were subsequently informed.

Police said the body has been shifted for postmortem and will be handed over to the family members after completion of legal formalities. A case was booked and further investigation is under way.

A 56-year-old labourer died after he was run over by a road roller near Adtiya Hotel in Uppinangady on Saturday morning.

The police gave name of the deceased as Ramachandra Shikari, a native of Bihar.

The Puttur Traffic police registered a case against road roller driver S.K. Kajal for offences under Sections 281 and 106(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Activists of All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC) staged a fresh protest outside Crawford Hall in Mysuru on Wednesday, November 12, after a security guard was found dead in the premises of the Oriental Research Institute (ORI) of the University of Mysore early that morning.

The 50-year-old guard, identified as Sanjay, was found dead a day after the Karnataka United Security Workers’ Union, affiliated to AIUTUC, staged a demonstration in front of Crawford Hall, alleging irregularities by the private agency from which the University of Mysore had outsourced its security staff.

When Mr. Sanjay was found dead on the morning of November 12, AIUTUC alleged that the existing private agency was denying the security staff their right to a weekly off and forcing them to work on all days of the week like the previous private agency.

The protestors said Mr. Sanjay had worked for 11 days without a day’s off and his request for a day off was rejected by the supervisor of the private agency. Though they alleged that he had died due to work pressure, his family has reportedly denied that he was under such pressure.

The Karnataka United Security Workers’ Union, which held a demonstration on November 11, had submitted a memorandum to the Registrar of University of Mysore demanding an investigation by an “external agency” into the alleged irregularities by the private agencies.