Bantwal, Oct 28: A woman was burnt alive in an electrocution at Kavala Moodur in the taluk on Saturday night.
The deceased has been identified as Revathi(40).
Revathi was living with her mother and they were sleeping when the incident happened. Due to short circuit, the fire broke out and engulfed the entire house as the firewood stored inside the house caught fire. As she was sleeping nearby the firewood, she was charred to death in the fire, it is said.
Punjalkatte police visited the spot and registered a case.




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Srinagar (PTI): Several parts of Kashmir witnessed protests against the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for the second day on Monday, with security forces using mild force to disperse protesters in a few places.
According to the officials, the protests broke out in Bemina, Gund Hassibhat, and Jehangir Chowk areas of the city here, and in Pulwama town in south Kashmir.
Scores of protesters gathered in these areas, which have a large Shia population. They marched through the streets, raising anti-US and anti-Israel slogans.
In some areas, the security forces resorted to using mild force to disperse the protesters.
Khamenei was killed in joint air strikes by the US and Israel on Iran early Saturday. Iranian state media confirmed his death on Sunday.
Iran is firing missiles at Israel and the Arab countries in retaliation.
