Mangaluru: Former Deputy Mayor of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) Mohammed Kunjathbail, known for his contributions as social activist, died following a heart attack on Saturday morning. He was 60.

His body is kept at his house in Kunjathbail for people to pay respects.

Kunjathbail, who was a bachelor, had been elected to the Corporation three times and was an active member of the Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee. He had also contributed to the works of the All India Beary Sahitya Parishat.

Muneer Katipalla, social activist and convener of the Toll Gate Virodhi Horata Samithi, expressed shock and sorrow at the demise of Kunjathbail. “The Samiti has lost a prominent leader with the untimely death of Kunjathbail, who always worked for the welfare of the people. He also remained untainted till the end, given that he never faced any corruption charges,” Katipalla said.

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Idukki (Kerala) (PTI): A 12-year-old girl died after being struck by lightning at Uruvapara here, police said on Saturday.

The deceased was identified as Nafeesathul Misriya, daughter of Afsal, a native of Cheruvelikkunnu near Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district.

According to the police, Misriya and her family reached Uruvapara to attend ‘Summerfest’, a tourism event, on Friday evening.

Police said that lightning struck Misriya. Apart from Misriya, two others were also injured in the incident.

Though Misriya was rushed to a nearby private hospital, she was declared dead, police said.

The injured persons are currently admitted to a private hospital in Thodupuzha.

Thodupuzha police have registered a case of unnatural death and initiated an investigation.

The body will be handed over to relatives after the postmortem, police added.