Illegal electric fencing kills six-year old girl in Bhatkal
Bhatkal: In an unfortunate accident reported from Bhatkal, a six-year old girl child died after she accidentally touched the live wire of an electric fencing in the field in Venkatapur locality of Bhatkal.
The incident was reported on Monday and the victim has been identified as Khushi Ishwar Naik (6).
Khushi, who was playing with other kids in the field touched the electric fencing and owing to the rain and wet field she was electrocuted. She was rushed to hospital where she was declared brought dead.
The electric fencing in the fields was reportedly placed to stop wild animal from entering the field which is an illegal act. Bhatkal Rural Police rushed to the spot and booked the land owner for placing electric fencing in the field.
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Kerala HC stays single judge order putting on hold release of 'The Kerala Story 2' film
Kochi (PTI): The Kerala High Court on Friday stayed for two weeks its single judge's interim order putting on hold for 15 days the release of 'The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond' film.
A bench of justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and P V Balakrishnan passed the order on the appeal moved by the film's producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah late Thursday night, hours after the movie's release was stayed.
The bench had reserved order in the appeal on Thursday night.
The detailed order is awaited.
Shah in his appeal had claimed that the film does not harm or denigrate the state of Kerala or any religious community.
"The film only portrays a social evil," his lawyers had told the court.
Shah had also contended that if the film's release was put on hold, it would "financially finish" the producers as the movie is set to be screened in 1,500 theatres in India and over 300 abroad on February 27.
The single judge had stayed the release of the film on the ground that prima facie there was a manifest non-application of mind to the requirement of law by the censor board, CBFC.
The judge also said that "the possibility of communal disharmony or denigration of a community also being prima facie involved in the movie", its release without scrutiny by the higher authorities would be legally improper.
The court had further said that the content of the film's teaser has "a prima facie potential to distort public perception and disturb communal harmony".
