Konaje: A 29-year-old rider who had been grievously injured in a road accident on Sunday, when his motorbike hit the road divider at Thiplepadavu near Natekal, died on Monday afternoon, after failing to respond to the treatment at a private hospital in Mangaluru.

The deceased youngster, identified as Yathish Devadiga from Pachanady in Mangaluru, was returning home after attending a house-warming ceremony in Mudipu on Sunday night. He was riding with Shrinidhi, wife of Dikshit from Padil and resident of Thokur, on pillion, when the accident occurred. Shrinidhi who was treated at a private hospital in Derlakatte, died on Sunday, unable to respond to the treatment.

The motorbike reportedly dashed against the road divider near Natekal as Yathish lost control on a delicate turn and both Yathish and Shrinidhi fell on the road.

The accident scene was reportedly captured in the dash camera of the car that was behind their motorbike.

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Shrinidhi, who has two young children, was living currently with her parents in Thokur. Her parents are distraught by the death of their daughter, expressing worry about the future of their grandchildren. The parents of Yathish are shocked by the incident and bereaved at the loss of their only child.

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Palakkad: A group of children celebrating Christmas through a carol roadshow was allegedly attacked by BJP workers in Kerala’s Palakkad district on Sunday night.

According to local reports, the incident occurred in Pudussery area of Palakkad, where over 25 children, mostly aged around 13, were moving from house to house singing Christmas carols. Reports state that a BJP worker identified as Ashwin Raj, along with others, allegedly assaulted the children and vandalised their musical equipment.

According to the police and eyewitness accounts, the children were using a band set that belonged to a local CPI(M) office, which had the party’s name written on it.

Allegedly objecting to this, the accused and his associates reportedly lured the children on the pretext of offering them money and then assaulted them. The band set used by the children was also smashed.

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The Town Police have arrested Ashwin Raj, a local BJP worker who has been named as the prime accused in the case. Efforts are underway to trace and arrest the remaining accused who fled the scene.

Speaking to the media, one of the injured children said, “We were using the band just for fun. When they saw that it had CPM written on it, they took us aside and beat us.”

"We had given the band set that was in our office out of love when the children asked for it. The fact that these young children, who do not know the intricacies of politics, were attacked shows the criminal mentality of the BJP workers," local CPIM leaders expressed outrage.

A police officer told PTI that the arrested accused is already booked under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA).

The sections invoked include Section 192 (provocation with intent to cause a riot), Section 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), and Section 110 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), police added.