Boy washed away by high tides while playing on the shore in Kundapur
MANGALURU: In a heartbreaking incident, a 12-year-old boy is feared to have washed away in the high tides that hit Maravanthe beach in Kundapur.
Junaid from Boliyar was playing on the shore when he was swept away by a massive wave. His friends, Unais and Iyaz who miraculously escaped the current were hospitalised.
A search operation is on for young Junaid. Meanwhile, a couple of houses in Uchila and Someshwara were submerged as high tide hit the shore on Sunday.
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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).
