Kundapur: 71-year-old woman in Gangolli dies after consuming rat poison believing it to be "supari"
Udupi: A 71-year-old lady on Monday died after she accidentally applied rat poison to betel leaf (supari) believing it to be lime. The incident was reported from Gangolli in Kundapur Taluk here in Udupi District.
The deceased woman was identified as Sadhu Pujaarti.
The woman reportedly consumed rat poison believing it to be lime and applying it on betel leaf on February 6. She was hospitalized at Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru where she breathed her last on Sunday evening.
A case in this regard has been registered at Gangolli Police Station.
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Bengaluru: KAS officer, driver caught in Rs 30 lakh bribe case
Bengaluru: Lokayukta police have arrested a KAS officer and his driver for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 30 lakh bribe to pass a favourable order in a pending RRT case.
The accused have been identified as Nagaprashanth (KAS), serving as Special Assistant Commissioner (North) and Special Land Acquisition Officer-1, KIADB, and Kumar, a driver associated with his office, Deccan Herald reported.
Based on a complaint by Ravi Kumar, a resident of Attur in Yelahanka, Lokayukta team laid a trap.
According to investigators, the accused had demanded Rs 30 lakh, of which Rs 15 lakh was allegedly collected earlier by the driver on the officer’s instructions.
On Wednesday, the driver was caught red-handed while accepting the remaining Rs 15 lakh, leading to the arrest of both him and the officer.
Both accused have been taken into custody, and further investigation is underway.
