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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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.
