Mangaluru: Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah along with other senior Congress leaders visited Mangaluru on Monday and met the families of two people who died in police firing on December 19 in the city.

Siddaramaiah handed over a cheque of Rs five lac each to the families and condemned the death of both the Abdul Jaleel and Nousheen.

The former CM was accompanied by former Karnataka Home Minister, M B Patil, senior Congress leader Zameer Ahmed Khan and others during the visit.

Siddaramaiah also handed over cheques of Rs 2.5 lac each to the families of Jaleel and Nousheen from DK Congress.

Former Ministers Ramanath Rai, U T Khader, MLC Ivan D’Souza and other party leaders and workers were present along with Siddaramaiah.

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Shivamogga: A 17-year-old student from Kamakshi Street in the city, Prem Kumar, died of drowning while swimming in River Tunga in Pillangiri village of the taluk recently.

Prem, who was studying in II PUC at DVS College, was visiting the temple in Pillangiri with his friends and got into the river for a swim, when he drowned in the waters of the river.

The youngster’s body has been sent to the mortuary of the McGann Hospital in Shivamogga to conduct a post-mortem examination.

Shivamogga Rural Police visited the spot and held an inspection.