Belthangady: Eight students hospitalised after drinking water from school well, four critical
police suspect miscreants mixed poison in school well
Belthangady: Eight students reportedly fell ill after drinking water of their school well at Shibhaje Perla in Belthangady Taluk on Monday. The hospitalised students were studying in local Government school here.
Four students who are said to be critical have been rushed to hospital in Mangaluru for further treatment. Police suspects unidentified miscreants to have mixed poison in the school well.
The students have been identified as Chetan Kumar (13) of grade 7, Sudeesh (14), Yogeesh(14) Radhakrishna (14) of grade 8, Sudeep (12), Rajesh (12), Monis (12) and Shravan (12) of grade 6.
According to the reports, the eight students on Monday were taking out water from well’s pump and reportedly drank water. The students immediately complaint of pain in chest and throat and their health started deteriorating immediately. School headmistress rushed the students to government hospital and also took the can of water along with her.
Four students were then taken to Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru while the other four are being treated at Belthangady Taluk Government Hospital.
Police officials have reached the spot and are investigating the matter. More details in this case are awaited.
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South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children
Johannesburg (AP): A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 12 people including three children at an unlicensed pub earlier this month, South African police said on Monday.
The man is suspected of being one of the three people who opened fire on patrons in a pub at Saulsville township, west of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including three children aged 3, 12 and 16.
At least 13 people were also injured during the attack, whose motive remains unknown.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 km from where the mass shooting took place on Dec 6.
An unlicensed firearm believed to have been used during the attack was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
“The 32-year-old suspect was intercepted by Limpopo Tracking Team on the R101 Road in Westenburg precinct. During the arrest, the team recovered an unlicensed firearm, a hand gun, believed to have been used in the commission of the multiple murders. The firearm will be taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic analysis,” police said in statement.
The suspect was arrested on the same day that another mass shooting at a pub took place in the Bekkersdal township, west of Johannesburg, in which nine people were killed and 10 wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on patrons.
Police have since launched a search for the suspects.
South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and recorded more than 26,000 homicides in 2024 — an average of more than 70 a day. Firearms are by far the leading cause of death in homicides.
The country of 62 million people has relatively strict gun ownership laws, but many killings are committed with illegal guns, according to authorities.
According to police, mass shootings at unlicensed bars are becoming a serious problem. Police shut down more than 11,000 illegal taverns between April and September this year and arrested more than 18,000 people for involvement in illegal liquor sales.
