Puttur: Youth mistakes rat poison for medicine; Dies
Puttur, Sep.7: A youth from Belthangady who was suffering from hip pain at Puttur railway station and had mistakenly consumed rat poison instead of medicine, breathed his last on Friday.
The deceased has been identified as Akshatananda (23) son of Kariya alias Giriyappa from Belthangady.
Akshatananda was taking medicine for hip pain. On Sunday, Sep. 2 he had gone to Puttur railway station where he developed hip pain. It is said that, in a hurry, Akshatananda consumed rat poison mistaking it for medicine.
He was immediately rushed to a local hospital from where he was then shifted to Wenlock hospital in Mangaluru. But on Friday he breathed his last after failing to respond to the treatment.
A case has been filed in Puttur town police station as per the complaint given by deceased's father.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Mysuru: Six, including three children, drown in Cauvery during urus gathering
Mysuru: Six people, including three children, drowned in the Cauvery river near Arkeshwara Temple in KR Nagar taluk of Mysuru district on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Fatima (42) from Udayagiri in Mysuru; Mohammed Yasin (23), an autorickshaw driver from SBR Layout in Bengaluru; his wife Neha Kausar (19) from the same area; Uzeir (5) from Udayagiri, Mysuru; Emma Aiman (13) from Kadugondanahalli, Bengaluru; and Afif Ahmed (13) from KR Nagar.
According to The New Indian Express, the victims had visited a nearby dargah. While playing in the river, one person slipped into the water, and others entered it in an attempt to rescue them, leading to multiple drownings.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed grief and announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for each of the victims’ families.
Mysuru Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baladangi and KR Nagar police visited the spot and have begun an investigation.
