Monsoon takes first life in Dakshina Kannada; 52-year old man dies as compound wall collapses
Mangaluru: The compound wall of a house in the city collapsed due to heavy rainfall on Friday, causing the death of a resident here.
Narayana Nayak (52), died as a result of the wall collapsed on Friday evening at Mathadagudde in Gurupura on the outskirts of the city.
The heavy rain on Friday forced Nayak to dig a trench for the rainwater to flow out of his compound. He was busy at this work at 1.30 pm, when the laterite stone wall, which had been drenched in the rain, collapsed on Nayak.
Bleeding heavily, he was rushed and admitted to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival.
Nayak, who was a private bus transport agent, had got the house constructed recently. He was residing there with his wife and two children. Well-known artiste V J Madhuraj is his son.
House damaged
A part of a house in Alive, Mangaluru Bengre, was damaged late Thursday night when a coconut tree fell on it.
The house belonged to Sharada Angara Mendon.
The authorities have visited the area and inspected the damage to take further action.
The Meteorological Department has given a forecast of four days of heavy rainfall in Dakshina Kannada till June 14.
On Friday, it rained heavily all over the district, as had been forecasted.
From Thursday morning to Friday morning, the district received an average of 26.1 mm rain, with Bantwal taluk getting 26.3 mm rain, Belthangady taluk 17.9 mm, Mangaluru taluk 30.3 mm, Puttur taluk 31.3 mm and Sullia taluk getting 24.6 mm rain.
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M'luru: School physical education teacher’s body found under mysterious circumstances in well
Ullal: The body of a 51-year-old physical education teacher was found in a well at his residence in Kondana, under the limits of Kotekar town, on Friday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Prabhakar Jogi, who was serving as a physical education teacher at the Government School in Kallarakodi, Naringana village. Police suspect that he may have died by suicide, allegedly due to health-related issues.
According to police, Prabhakar had dropped his daughter at Uchila School earlier in the day for the school anniversary programme and returned home.
He was later preparing to attend the same event along with his wife and son, when he suddenly went missing. A search was launched by family members, following which his body was found in the well located at his house.
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Police said that Prabhakar Jogi was reportedly suffering from a neurological disorder. He had served in several schools across Ullal taluk and was actively involved in organisations of physical education teachers.
Ullal police visited the spot, conducted an inspection and sent the body for post-mortem examination.
In his complaint to the police, Prabhakar’s son, Sai Tejas, stated that his father had jumped into the well and that there was no suspicion surrounding the death.
Based on the complaint, a case has been registered and further investigation is underway.
