Refused leave, constable threatens to commit suicide

Bengaluru: A constable attached to Jayanagar police station (law and order) threatened to commit suicide because he was not given leave of absence. Constable H Srinivas sent a WhatsApp message to inspector Rajesh on Tuesday night saying he would commit suicide and hold Rajesh and other senior officers responsible.
"The inspector called me to tell me about the message.We rushed to the police station at midnight and convinced Srinivas not to take such a step," said DCP-south SD Sharanappa.
Srinivas had applied for two days of leave for next week and the inspector had refused it, owing to a staff shortage.
"The WhatsApp message named inspector Rajesh and three others, including an assistant commissioner of police. It looks like Srinivas was trying to threaten the seniors," another officer said.
COPS QUESTION 20 FOR CLUES TO COUPLE'S MURDER
Bengaluru: A day after an elderly couple, Muniyappa and Varalakshmi, were murdered, police questioned 20 people, including neighbours and relatives of the victims.
Muniyappa and Varalaakshmi were found dead in their home in Vinayakanagar in Kodigehalli in north-east Bengaluru on Tuesday morning. The killers had slit their throats but nothing had been stolen. The fact that the doors had not been forced indicated that the killer was known to the couple, police said. Muniyappa retired in 2006 as controller of agricultural university, while Varalaakshmi was a homemaker.
"We are investigating in all probable angles and are questioning many people. We may gain a breakthrough in a couple of days," a senior police officer said.