Belthangady: Body of missing 15-year-old boy found in pond near home
Belthangady: The body of a 15-year-old boy who had gone missing earlier in the day was found in a pond near his house at Sambolya Baramelu in Kuvettu village on Wednesday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Sumanth, son of Subrahmanya Nayak, a Class 9 student of Gerukatte Government High School.
According to preliminary information, Sumanth left his house early on Wednesday morning to visit the Nala Temple in Kaliya village to take part in a ritual. When he did not reach the temple, two of his friends who usually accompanied him grew concerned and contacted his family. It then emerged that Sumanth had left home early but had not been seen since.
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Family members and villagers launched a search, following which bloodstains were noticed on the ground near a pond located along the road between Sumanth’s house and the temple. The discovery prompted an extensive search operation involving the police, forest department personnel, fire brigade staff and local residents.
Sumanth’s body was recovered from the pond around noon. Police said the body had a head injury, raising suspicion over the circumstances leading to his death.
Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Dr Arun Kumar, Belthangady Police Inspector Subbapur Math, Sub-Inspector Anand M, Tahsildar Prithvi Sanikam, Revenue Inspector Pavadappa, Block Education Officer Tarakeshwari, along with school teachers and other officials, visited the spot and inspected the scene.
Belthangady police have registered a case and are continuing the investigation to ascertain the exact cause of death.
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At least three people killed in gas cylinder explosion in Andhra Pradesh
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh) (PTI): At least three people were killed in a gas cylinder explosion in Sri Sathyasai district of Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday, an official said.
A powerful explosion led to the demolition of two houses at Kammaravaripalli village, according to Superintendent of Police S Satish.
"At least three people died when a gas cylinder exploded in a house at Kammaravaripalli village in Kadiri mandal at around 12.30 pm,” Satish told PTI.
He said that the workers from Telangana were living in that house where the explosion occurred.
