12-year-old boy dies after falling into 60-ft-deep hole in Jharkhand's Giridih
Giridih, Dec 8: A 12-year-old boy died in Jharkhand's Giridih district on Friday after he fell into a 60-foot-deep hole, and remained stuck there for at least five hours before being brought out, police said.
Four boys went up a hillock in Bhadua Pahari in Mufassil police station area around 11 am to pluck berries, they said.
While plucking berries, Karan Bhuiyan slipped into the illegal mine pit hole, which was 60 feet deep, they added.
The three other boys said that they could not spot the hole as it was covered with shrubs.
After a rescue operation that went on for five hours, the boy was brought out around 4 pm. When taken to a nearby hospital, he was declared dead, police said.
The incident happened in the command area of the Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), which has been informed of the incident, they said.
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Defamatory post against Dharmasthala Veerendra Heggade: Case registered against Girish Mattannavar
Belthangady: A case has been registered at Dharmasthala police station against Girish Mattannavar over a complaint regarding alleged defamatory posts on social media against Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala.
The complaint was filed by Subrahmanya Prasad, a resident of Dharmasthala.
The complainant stated that Mattannavar posted content on Instagram making allegations against Dr. Heggade and allegedly affecting his reputation.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered under Section 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which is related to spreading false information, rumours, or alarming news, on April 18, and the investigation is in progress.
Following information about Mattannavar’s appearance at the SIT office on May 7, a police officer from Dharmasthala police station issued a notice directing him to appear at the station within a week.
