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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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
