Kundapur: 71-year-old woman in Gangolli dies after consuming rat poison believing it to be "supari"
Udupi: A 71-year-old lady on Monday died after she accidentally applied rat poison to betel leaf (supari) believing it to be lime. The incident was reported from Gangolli in Kundapur Taluk here in Udupi District.
The deceased woman was identified as Sadhu Pujaarti.
The woman reportedly consumed rat poison believing it to be lime and applying it on betel leaf on February 6. She was hospitalized at Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru where she breathed her last on Sunday evening.
A case in this regard has been registered at Gangolli Police Station.
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NIA conducts searches at 22 locations to probe human trafficking syndicate
New Delhi (PTI): The National Investigation Agency on Thursday conducted searches at 22 locations in six states to probe a human trafficking syndicate luring youth to work in call centres engaged in cyber frauds, officials said.
They said the searches were being conducted in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi among other places.
The case, which was registered by police in Gopalganj in Bihar, relates to an organised syndicate luring and trafficking Indian youth to foreign countries on the pretext of jobs and forcing them to work in fake call centres engaged in cyber fraud.
