Manjeshwara, May 21: A boy who was sleeping on wooden logs at a saw mill near Varkadi Bakery Junction here in an ill-health condition is reportedly died on Monday. The deceased boy is identified as Shravanth Acharya (9), son of Gangadhar Acharya, residing in a rented house near Varkadi Bakery Junction. Later, the postmortem of the body was conducted at Periyaram Medical College.

Shravanth has slept on the wooden logs in a fainted condition on Sunday evening. Suddenly, he was admitted to Uppala private hospital. But while shifting him to another private hospital in Mangaluru for more treatment, he breathed his last. It is said that while walking beside the wooden logs, he fell down accidentally and sustained injuries. Because of the heavy bleeding, the boy succumbed to the injuries, the autopsy report said.

 

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Davangere: Reports state that two groups engaged in stone pelting at each other during Ganesha idol immersion ceremony in Davangere on Thursday. Two police personnel were injured in the incident.

Few days ago, two groups of youth engaged in verbal altercation regarding raising of a flag for Eid Milad celebration. On account of the clashes, police had heightened security for the Ganesha procession. Despite the additional security, stones were pelted at the procession, sources stated. Inspector Gururaj and constable Raghavendra were injured in the incident. The procession continued after the police brought the situation to control. However, the stone pelting resumed once again as the procession surged forwards.

Security has been tightened up in the area and all shops have been closed down by the police. The two police personnel, who were injured in the stone pelting, are undergoing treatment at a hospital.