Elderly man suspected to have died after stray dog attack in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Jul 29 (PTI): Sixty-eight-year-old Seethappa, a resident of Kempagowdanagar in Yelahanka, is suspected to have died as a result of a stray dog attack, said Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
However, a postmortem report is still awaited and the cause can be confirmed only after the report, said the Bengaluru civic body in a press statement issued on Tuesday.
Citing local sources, BBMP said the victim had gone to a tea shop near his house at around 3 am on July 28. As there was no one around at that time, it was not clear what exactly happened to Seethappa.
According to BBMP, when somebody spotted a badly injured Seethappa, they registered a complaint with 112, following which police reached the spot. However, when he was taken to Yelahanka Government Health Centre, he was declared brought dead.
No conclusive evidence such as CCTV footage or eyewitness testimony is available, said Suralkar Vikas Kishor, Special Commissioner, Health and Sanitation Department, BBMP, to PTI.
“We can only come to a conclusion when the postmortem report comes, in about 24 hours or so,” he added.
Postmortem is being conducted at M S Ramaiah Hospital.
According to BBMP, the Animal Husbandry Division has so far captured 16 street dogs from the vicinity of the incident and placed them under observation at the Yelahanka Division’s Animal Birth Control and Anti-Rabies Centre.
If the postmortem report confirms that the cause of death was due to street dog bites or attack, compensation will be provided to the family as per the BBMP regulations, added the press release.
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Governor’s speech row: CM Siddaramaiah cites “Vartha Bharathi” editorial in assembly
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday cited an editorial published in the Kannada daily Vartha Bharathi during the Assembly session. The Chief Minister was responding to a debate in the assembly held over the Governor's address to the joint session of both Houses of the State Legislature.
On January 22, Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot declined to read the customary address prepared by the government and made a two-line address before walking out on the first day of the State legislature session, triggering a major political row.
After the House reconvened following the lunch break, Speaker U.T. Khader gave CM Siddaramaiah the opportunity to respond to the debate on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address. In his reply, the Chief Minister said the Governor left in haste without reading the full speech prepared by the government. He also pointed out that the Governor did not include the phrase “Jai Samvidhana” (Hail Constitution) and did not wait until the completion of the national anthem, stating that such conduct was inappropriate.
Referring to editorials published in various state dailies, the Chief Minister specifically cited Vartha Bharathi’s editorial dated January 23.
He said Governor Gehlot’s conduct during the January 22 session was not in keeping with the dignity of the constitutional office. Qouting the editorial the CM said, “the Governor appeared to act as though decisions and resolutions of the elected government required approval from him or the Central government, undermining the federal structure. Such actions violated the spirit of the Constitution and further fueled the already existing conflict between the Centre and the state."
Is Vartha Bharathi part of the government's cabinet? : V. Sunil Kumar
In the meantime, BJP MLA V. Sunil Kumar intervened the CM and questioned whether Vartha Bharathi was part of the government’s Cabinet.
Siddaramaiah responded saying, “no representatives of the newspaper were associated with the Congress party.”
Supporting the CM's statement and taking a jab at the BJP MLA, Minister Byrathi Suresh added, “None of Vartha Bharati’s representatives are there in our Cabinet. The editor of another newspaper was a member of your (BJP) party.”
