Karkala: A 31-year-old man from Poojanje in Nooralbettu village of the taluk reportedly collapsed suddenly and died, while having tea at his relatives' house on Monday.

The deceased man, identified as Venugopal, was the son of Anand, a resident of Poojanje. He was found to be ill, as he collapsed while having tea with his relatives on Monday, and, although he was immediately taken to hospital, he is learned to have died on the way.

The Karkala Rural Police officers have filed a case in this regard and investigation is underway.

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Ranchi (PTI): A 60-year-old security guard of a temple in Ranchi was bludgeoned to death with a stone during a robbery attempt, police said on Saturday.

The incident happened late on Thursday at the Jagannath Temple in the Dhurwa Smart City area, they said.

"Three persons were arrested on Friday for killing the security guard. They confessed to the crime and told police that the victim had identified them. Therefore, in fear of being caught, they killed him by attacking him with a stone on his head," SSP Rakesh Ranjan said.

"Thereafter, they took money from the donation box and fled the scene. Two of them have criminal antecedents," he added.

Ranjan said the investigators recovered Rs 3 lakh in cash that had been robbed, the stone with blood-stained marks, and the iron rod used to break open the lock of the donation box kept there.

An FIR in this regard was lodged at the Dhurwa police station, he said, adding that the accused were sent to judicial custody by a court.