Odisha: 28-year-old man dies while playing cricket
Baripada, Jan 14: A 28-year-old man died while playing cricket in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Sunday, police said.
Bikash Kar, a resident of Manatri in Baisinga police station area, suddenly fell unconscious on the ground while a cricket match was underway, they said.
The cricket match was going on at the Manatri mini stadium, they added.
He was immediately taken to the hospital where doctors declared him dead.
The reason behind his death is yet to be ascertained, police said.
The body was sent to the PRM Medical College and Hospital in Baripada for postmortem examination.
A case of unnatural death was registered and an investigation is underway, police said.
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Two children drown in farm pond in Karnataka
Tumakuru (Karnataka) (PTI): Two children died after slipping and falling into a farm pond near Benakanahalli on Sunday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Suchitra (11) and her brother Ravindra (9) from Kasapura village in Midigeshi hobli.
According to police, preliminary information suggests that the children had gone to graze goats.
They are believed to have slipped and fallen into the farm pond while attempting to drink water.
The bodies have been sent to Madhugiri Public Hospital for post-mortem.
A case has been registered at the Midigeshi police station.
