Haveri: 10-year-old boy washed away into overflowing drains while playing on roads after heavy rains
Haveri: The tempestuous weather running in the city overnight on Wednesday resulted in the death of a 10-year-old boy, Nivedan Gudageri, who fell into a drain in Shivajinagar area of Haveri amid heavy showers and was washed away.
On account of the heavy rainfall from late Wednesday night till dawn on Thursday, the drains in the city were overflowing and the roads too were inundated.
Nivedan was reportedly playing with his friends by the 3rd Cross in Shivajinagar which leads to the Old PB Road when he slipped and felled into the roadside drain, getting washed away with the rainwater.
The teams of the local fire brigade, police and the City Municipality searched in the waters for more than two hours before finding Nivedan and ensuring he received medical treatment at the District Hospital. The boy, however, died as he was unable to respond to the treatment.
The locals initially gathered outside the District Hospital on learning of Nivedan’s death. They also staged a protest, blocking the Shivajinagar 1st Cross and alleging that the encroachment of the drains and poor maintenance by the concerned authorities had caused the 10-year-old boy’s death.
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No 'bacterial infection' found in bodies of 4 Mumbai family members who died after eating watermelon
Mumbai (PTI): The initial report submitted by the microbiology department of a Mumbai-based state-run hospital has said no "bacterial infection" was detected in the bodies of four family members, who died after consuming watermelon recently, officials said on Wednesday.
The Dokadia family, residents of Ghari Mohalla on Ismail Kurte Road, had hosted a get-together of relatives on the night of April 25. At around 1 am (on April 26), hours after the guests had left, Abdullah Dokadia (40), his wife Nasreen (35), and daughters Ayesha (16) and Zaineb (13) ate pieces of a watermelon.
They suffered severe bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea in the early hours of April 26 and were rushed to a local hospital before being referred to the government-run J J Hospital where all four died during treatment.
After the incident, Mumbai police, forensic experts and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials visited the house and had collected samples of every food item that constituted the family's last meal, including 'chicken pulav', watermelon, water, and other foodstuffs, and sent them to the Forensic Science Laboratory for analysis.
After the post-mortem of the deceased, their viscera was preserved for chemical analysis.
As the probe is underway, the microbiology department of the state-run J J Hospital has submitted its initial report to the police.
"As per the report, no bacterial infection has been detected so far in the bodies of the victims. No bacteria was found in their blood," the official said.
The exact cause of the death will be known once the forensic science lab submits its report, he said.
"The report will also clarify whether any food items consumed by the family members during the day contained anything poisonous," the official said.
