Kota, June 4: A police constable attached to Udupi District Armed Reserve Force died in the bus while travelling due to cardiac arrest near Sabarakatte Junction in the town on Monday.

The deceased is identified as Vasantha Poojary (39), of Bedde near Madamakki. After his duty, Vasantha Poojary was going to Hairubailu of Shankarnarayan via Brahmavar in a private bus. When he experienced chest pain on the bus near the Sabarakatte Junction, co-passengers admitted him to a local doctor. But the doctor declared him brought dead.

Vasanth Poojary who had joined the DAR force in 2003, had also worked in the Forest department in its forest police force wing. The deceased is survived by his wife and two daughters. The mortal remains of the police constable was kept in the Ajjarakadu mortuary. SP Lakshman Nimbargi, Additional SP Kumarachandra, DySP Jaishankar, DAR inspector Raghavendra visited the mortuary and condoled the death of Poojary.



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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.