Belthangady: Father, son die after consuming poisonous wild mushrooms
Belthangady: A father and a son died at their house in Palladapalke in Paduvettu in the taluk, allegedly after accidentally consuming toxic wild mushrooms.
The bodies of the duo – Guruva, 80, and his son Odiyappa, 41 – were found in the yard of a residence on Tuesday morning.
Guruva and his sons Odiyappa and Karta lived in the house in poverty, said sources.
Odiyappa is learned to have cooked a dish of mushroom that they had picked in the nearby forest. Meanwhile, Karta went to town shopping and did not return for the night. When he returned in the morning on Tuesday, however, he saw his father and brother lying dead in the house yard.
Dharmasthala Police have been informed of the matter. The officials visited the spot immediately and investigated. A case has been registered by them, sources said.
Guruva and Odiyappa seemed to have rolled on the ground andalso vomited, urinated and defecated while dying, sources added. They did not have neighbours close by, to rush to their aid. Also, since Odiyappa, who was mentally challenged, shouted often, people who possibly heard their shouts seemed to have ignored their calls for help.
On finding the mushroom dish in the house, it is currently assumed that consumption of the toxic mushroom led to the death of the duo.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
