Odisha mango kernel incident: Another woman dies, toll mounts to three
Berhampur (Odisha), Nov 18: The toll in the mango kernel tragedy in Odisha’s Kandhamal district rose to three after another woman died in hospital on Monday, an official said.
The deceased was identified as Jeeta Majhi (40), a resident of Mandipanka village in Daringbadi block.
Two tribal women had died after consuming mango kernel gruel in the district earlier this month.
Jeeta was undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack for 16 days and died on Monday following multi-organ failure, the official said.
An inquiry into the deaths is underway, he added.
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Man dragged into river by crocodile in Vadodara; search ops underway
Vadodara (PTI): A 22-year-old man was dragged into a river by a crocodile in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Thursday and search operations are currently underway to locate him, a police official said.
The incident took place at 1:30pm when Mithun Vasava, a resident of Kagdipara village, had gone to take a dip in Dev river amid the stifling heat, the official told PTI.
"The crocodile suddenly attacked the man and dragged him into the river. Search operations are currently underway to locate Vasava," the official added.
