Padubidri: A six-year-old girl from Hejamady, Fathima Mahira, is reported to have died in a hospital in Bengaluru after failing to respond to treatment for cardiac issues.

Fathima, who was the daughter of Kalandar and Mumtaz, residents of SS Road in Hejamady, is learned to have been suffering from cardiac problems. She was also admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru for a surgery, but could not be saved.

The girl is said to have been studying in lower kindergarten (LKG) at the Vidya Prasara School in Hejamady.

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Bengaluru (PTI): BJP MLA Dr Chandru Lamani, caught allegedly accepting a Rs 5 lakh bribe from a contractor, has been remanded to judicial custody until March 3.

The Shirahatti MLA, a doctor, was brought from Gadag to Bengaluru on Saturday night and produced before a Special Court for Public Representatives, sources said.

The court remanded him to custody until March 3.

The MLA was caught in a Lokayukta trap following a complaint by Vijay Pujar, a Class-1 contractor from Chinchali in Gadag district.

Lokayukta officials said the alleged bribe was linked to Minor Irrigation Department works, including the construction of retaining walls along a road. The accused had demanded Rs 11 lakh from the complainant to execute the project, and Rs 5 lakh was accepted during the trap.

Along with Lamani, his personal assistants, Manjunath Valmiki and Guru Naik, were also arrested in connection with the case.