Bantwal: Struck by thunder, teenage boy passes away
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Bantwal: A teenage boy passed away after being struck by thunder on Monday night at Saanuru Padavu in Kariyangala village in the taluk.
The deceased teenager has been identified as Karthik (16), son of Ganesh Aadidravida, a resident of Saanurupadavu, it is learned.
After finishing dinner on Monday night, Karthik reportedly retired to bed around 9 pm when he was stricken by thunder, which eventually resulted in his death.
Karthik, who had lost consciousness after being thunderstruck, was immediately taken to the Kaikamba clinic and later to the Wenlock hospital in Mangaluru for further treatment. The doctors who examined the 16-year-old informed his family that he had passed away.
A case has been registered at the Bantwal rural police station in this regard.
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Vitla police seize vehicle transporting cattle illegally
Vitla: Vitla Sub-inspector Ramakrishna has seized a vehicle that was allegedly transporting cattle illegally at Karai of Kolnadu village in Bantwal taluk. Two men in the vehicle, identified as Naveen and Chethan of Mandya, have reportedly been subjected to police questioning.
Police sources have said that the SI saw a vehicle transporting two cows and parked by the road. When he questioned the driver Naveen and Chethan, who were in the vehicle, about the cattle, he was told by the duo that the cows belonged to one Shankar, a resident of Channarayapatna. The men also told the SI that Shankar was supplying the cattle to a man in Salettur, identified as Shafi, allegedly for beef production.
Further, Naveen and Chethan confessed before the officer that they had gotten the cattle transport permit in others’ names, the sources have added.
