Your Ad Here

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Indian in Los Angeles kills family, self

An unemployed Indian-American financial adviser killed his wife, three children and mother-in-law before shooting himself in his home in an upscale gated community in Los Angeles, the police said on Monday.

The body of 45-year-old Karthik Rajaram, a gun clutched in one hand, was found by police officers who were called by worried neighbours. They followed a trail of carnage through the home in the Porter Ranch area of the San Fernando Valley Most of his victims had been shot in their beds.

"Absolute devastation," Los Angeles Police Deputy Chief Michel Moore told reporters outside the home. Investigators found two suicide letters and a will.

Rajaram, who held an MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles, once worked for a major accounting firm and was at least the part-owner of a financial holding company, officers said.

To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com

Labels: , , , , , , , , , ,

Friday, August 29, 2008

Waves of calamity

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday described the floods in Bihar as a "national calamity" and announced an immediate financial assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for rescue and relief operations.

The Prime Minister did an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas with UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, some Union ministers and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

"If there is a need for more, we will give more," he told reporters. "We would like to assure the people of Bihar that all of India will support them through this difficulty".

"I thank him for the help provided by the Centre," Nitish Kumar said, appealing for 'generous help' from all quarters.

River Kosi breached its banks 10 days back on the border with Nepal, flowing through a channel it had previously abandoned.

To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com

Labels: , , , , , , , ,