Manjeshwar, Apr 28: A 20-year-old youngster was seriously injured after accidentally stepping on an explosive device while walking along a forest route in Kajepadavu, under the limits of Manjeshwar Police Station, on Sunday night.

The injured youngster has been identified as Sawad, a resident of Nadibail in Bakrebail, near Mudipu, along the Karnataka-Kerala border. Sawad is said to be involved in the arecanut business.

According to police sources, the incident took place when Sawad was returning home using a forest path that passes through Kajepadavu. It is suspected that he accidentally stepped on an explosive device that had been planted to hunt wild boars in the area. The blast caused serious injuries to his leg. He was immediately rushed to the hospital for treatment.

Manjeshwar Police have registered a case and are investigating to identify the person responsible for placing the explosive on the route.

Following the incident, Manjeshwar MLA A.K.M. Ashraf, former Zilla Panchayat Standing Committee President Harshad Varkady, and other local leaders visited the area.

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New York/Washington, May 7 (PTI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said India has “agreed” to drop its high tariffs “to nothing”.

“I mean, India as an example, has one of the highest tariffs in the world. We’re not going to put up with that, and they’ve agreed already to drop it. They’ll drop it to nothing. They’ve already agreed. They would have never done that for anybody else but me,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

Trump and visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to reporters as they met in the Oval Office to discuss the US-Canada trade.

“So we’re going to put down some numbers and we’re going to say our country is open for business and they’re going to come in and they’re going to pay for the privilege of being able to shop in the United States of America. It’s very simple. It’s very simple,” he added.

In the past, Trump has called India “tariff king” and a “big abuser”.

Last month, Trump had said that negotiations with India over a bilateral trade deal are “coming along great” and he thinks “we’ll have a deal with India”.