Kundapur: Four year old boy killed on his birthday was being run over by goods tempo
Kundapur: In a heart wrenching incident that took place on Saturday (February 2) a four year-old boy was rammed by a goods tempo, while he was standing beside the road near Janata colony, near Siddapur in Kundapur Taluka.
The deceased kid is identified as Anshik (4), who had come to Kundapur along with his family to attend a wedding. Anshik was the second of the two sons of Raghavendra and Pavitra of Konandoor Kontehole, in Thirthahalli Taluka, of Shivamoga district.
During their visit for the wedding, to mark the occasion Anshik’s fourth birthday, the family visited Mandarthi temple, while returning from the temple, the family got down from the bus near Janata Colony to meet another relative. The incident took place as Anshik was standing beside the road, waiting to cross it, after getting down.
A goods tempo carrying food and grains to Beltangady rammed into Anshik beside the road, who sustained to his injuries on the spot.
Personnel of Shankarnarayana police station rushed to the spot and conducted initial investigations at the spot and took the truck and its driver into the custody.
The body of the child was handed over to the family after post-mortem.
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Mercury likely to touch 44 deg C in Delhi; IMD issues alert for heatwave-like conditions
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 26.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 2.4 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The weather department has forecast partly cloudy sky with an orange alert for heatwave-like conditions at isolated places by the evening.
The maximum temperature is expected to reach around 44 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the IMD said.
The relative humidity in the capital was recorded at 43 per cent at 8.30 am.
The air quality was 'poor' at 9 am, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 223, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
