Kundapur: A 32-year-old differently abled daughter reportedly spent three days with her mother’s decomposing corpse at Mudugopady near Dasanadi. Despite being rescued, she died at a hospital later without responding to any treatment.
The deceased have been identified as Jayanthi Shetty (62) and her daughter Pragati Shetty (32), residents of Dasanadi.
Hailing from Hengavalli, Jayanthi had been residing in Mudugopadi for the past one and a half decades. After the death of Jayanthi's husband, the mother and daughter lived together, without any assistance from others. Jayanthi Shetty was diabetic, while her daughter was mentally retarded since birth. Recently, Pragati Shetty had one of her legs amputated due to her ailment.
On May 12, Jayanthi visited the Kumbashi Anegudde Sri Vinayaka temple, performing special services for her daughter's better health. She informed a local auto-rickshaw driver about her plan to visit the Koteswara Kotilingeshwara temple on May 13. Accordingly, the driver had called her to confirm the trip on May 13, but had received no response.
After three days, locals noticed that the front and back doors of Jayanthi Shetty's house were kept closed, and the lights were turned on, even during the day. On the night of May 17, they detected a foul odour emanating from the house. On calling Jayanthi’s phone, they heard it ringing inside the house. Gopadi gram panchayat President Suresh Shetty rushed to the spot, on being informed about the situation. On looking through a window, he and others found Pragathi lying unconscious on the floor.
Sub-Inspector Vinay M Korlahalli and other policemen broke the lock, with assistance from the locals, collected Jayanthi Shetty’s decomposed body and admitted severely dehydrated Pragathi Shetty to a private hospital in Koteshwara. However, despite a good medical care, she did not recover and breathed her last on Saturday. After due legal procedures, the police handed over the bodies to the near relatives for last rites.
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Ullal: The body of a 51-year-old physical education teacher was found in a well at his residence in Kondana, under the limits of Kotekar town, on Friday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Prabhakar Jogi, who was serving as a physical education teacher at the Government School in Kallarakodi, Naringana village. Police suspect that he may have died by suicide, allegedly due to health-related issues.
According to police, Prabhakar had dropped his daughter at Uchila School earlier in the day for the school anniversary programme and returned home.
He was later preparing to attend the same event along with his wife and son, when he suddenly went missing. A search was launched by family members, following which his body was found in the well located at his house.
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Police said that Prabhakar Jogi was reportedly suffering from a neurological disorder. He had served in several schools across Ullal taluk and was actively involved in organisations of physical education teachers.
Ullal police visited the spot, conducted an inspection and sent the body for post-mortem examination.
In his complaint to the police, Prabhakar’s son, Sai Tejas, stated that his father had jumped into the well and that there was no suspicion surrounding the death.
Based on the complaint, a case has been registered and further investigation is underway.
