Bengaluru man found dead in well at Thokkottu
Mangaluru (PTI): A 36-year old man was found dead in a well near Thokkottu in Ullal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district on Sunday, police sources said.
The deceased has been identified as A S Mahantesh. He hailed from Arasikere in Hassan district and was living in Bengaluru.
He had travelled from Bengaluru to Thokkottu on November 30 and stayed at a lodge at Kapikad adjacent to the NH 66. The same night he went out of the lodge but did not return.
On December 1 evening, the room boy knocked on the doors of Mahantesh's room as it was his check out date. As there was no response, the room was opened and the man was not inside. The lodge authorities filed a complaint at Ullal police station.
The man's sister from Bengaluru had earlier lodged a missing complaint with the police.
Meanwhile, a decomposed body was found in a well behind a nearby house. A housemaid who peeped into the well after getting a foul smell found the body and it was later identified as that of Mahantesh.
Police and fire service personnel took out the body from well. The reason for the death has not been ascertained. Ullal police have registered a case and investigation is on, sources said.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
