Octogenarian drowns in river in UP's Etawah
Etawah (UP) (PTI): An 80-year-old man drowned in a river in Peuli village here, police said on Friday.
Bakewar Police Station SHO Vipin Malik said Tikaram from Peuli village had gone to the bank of the Sengar River on Thursday to graze his livestock when he drowned.
A search was launched for him in the night, but due to the dark, he could not be found.
On Friday morning, villagers spotted a body floating in the river and called up Tikaram's family, the SHO said.
The police came and fished out the body and sent it for a post-mortem.
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Bike skids on ragi spread on road, lorry crushes grandfather and granddaughter in Ballari
BALLARI: A grandfather and his teenage granddaughter were killed in a tragic accident after their motorcycle skidded on ragi spread on the road and a container lorry ran over them on National Highway 50 near Kyasanakere in Kudligi taluk of Ballari district.
The deceased have been identified as Ishwarappa (55) and his 14-year-old granddaughter Srushti.
According to a report by Asianet News, Srushti was a resident of Karnar Hatti village and was studying in Class 8 at the Morarji Desai Residential School in Kudligi town.
Police said the accident occurred when Ishwarappa was taking his granddaughter back home on his motorcycle after her annual examinations.
While travelling along the Kyasanakere stretch of the highway, the motorcycle reportedly lost control after running over ragi that had been spread on the road to dry. Both riders fell onto the road.
At that moment, a container lorry bearing a Tamil Nadu registration number, which was coming from behind, ran over them.
Both Ishwarappa and Srushti sustained severe injuries and died on the spot.
Kudligi police have registered a case in this regard.
