Mangaluru: Two girls die of stomachache, suicide suspected
Mangaluru (PTI): Two girls, working as service representatives of a rural development scheme, died of severe stomachache at a private hospital here on Thursday, police sources said.
The deceased are identified as Rakshitha (22) and Lavanya (21), residents of Patrame village in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.
While Rakshitha died Thursday morning, Lavanya succumbed in the afternoon at the hospital.
The exact cause of their death is not immediately known. It is suspected that they died by suicide by consuming poison, sources said.
Both the girls complained of severe stomachache on April 4 evening and were admitted to a nearby hospital, from where they were shifted to Mangaluru.
The two girls were close friends and working for the same organisation. Dharmasthala police have registered a case and further investigation is on.
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Air India flight from Mumbai makes 'priority' landing in Bhopal after snag; return leg cancelled
Bhopal (PTI): A Bhopal-bound Air India flight from Mumbai carrying 175 persons on board made a “priority” landing here on Sunday due to a snag, an airport official said.
The aircraft landed safely at Bhopal airport at 3.20 pm, he said.
Consequently, the return leg of the flight from Bhopal to Mumbai, with 178 passengers booked, was cancelled, the official said.
AAI-run Bhopal airport said in a statement that Air India flight AI 633 “reported a technical issue to Air Traffic Control (ATC) during the flight from Mumbai to Bhopal”.
Immediately, all prescribed safety protocols were activated, and seamless coordination was ensured between ATC, airline ground operations, CISF and airpiort fire and rescue team of Bhopal airport, it said in a statement.
The flight, carrying 175 persons, including 166 passengers and nine crew members, landed safely at Bhopal airport at 3.20 pm, the airport operator said.
All necessary assistance and support were extended by the airport and airline teams as per the requirements of the flight crew, it said.
“Due to the technical issue, the aircraft was declared unserviceable, and as a precautionary measure, the return flight AI-634 (Bhopal to Mumbai) was cancelled by the airline to facilitate detailed inspection and rectification,” the statement said.
