15-year-old boy drowns in well
Bantwal: In a tragic mishap, a 15-year-old boy drowned while swimming along with his friend in a well near Vitla on Sunday.
The deceased has been identified as Dakshan (15), a Pilanji resident.
Due to vacation at school, three boys went to the well to play together on Sunday. Later two boys went in the well for swimming.
Soon after entering the well, both the boys started drowning. The other boy, who was standing nearby, started shouting for help. Soon, the locals came for the rescue of the drowning boys and saved one among them. But Dakshan could not be saved, said police.
Vitla police visited the spot and conducted the investigation. A case has been registered at Vitla police and investigation is on.
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Woman falls to death from ranger swing ride at Vijayapura exhibition ground
Vijayapura (Karnataka), Oct 23: A 21-year-old woman died of head injuries after falling off a ranger swing ride at an exhibition ground here, police said on Wednesday.
They said it happened around 7 pm on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Nikitha Biradar.
Biradar had gone to the exhibition ground with her mother and some friends.
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According to police, the victim fell off the ride from a height after her safety bar broke and the safety belt she was wearing ripped.
She sustained severe head injuries and was pronounced dead at a hospital, a senior police official said.
He said a case has been registered against the event manager and the ride operator under section 106 (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
