Puttur: Youth electrocuted
Puttur, October 10: A youth electrocuted when he came in contact with a live wire of power connection of the house, at Kukkaje of Kedila village in Bantwala taluk on Tuesday.
The deceased has been identified as Dayananda (30), son of Rama Bangera of Kukkaje. Working as a mason, Dayanand was living alone in the house. On Tuesday, he returned home in the evening. But he was found dead in a position of holding the live electric wire beside the courtyard of the house on Wednesday morning.
It is suspected that he might have tried to repair the power wire as there was no power supply in the house on Tuesday night and got electrocuted. Rama Bangera is working as a cook at a hotel in Badiyadka in Kasaragod district, while his mother died long back. His brother settled in Mangaluru. So, Dayanand was living alone in the house. A case was registered at Puttur police station.
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Davanagere: Hoax bomb threat email triggers security scare at district court
Davanagere: A bomb threat email received at the District Court in the city’s Devaraj Arasu area on Monday morning triggered panic and a full-scale security check of the court premises.
According to police, the threat message was received on the official email ID of the District Court at around 8.30 am. Following this, the bomb disposal squad and dog squad rushed to the spot and conducted a thorough inspection of the entire court complex.
After detailed checks, officials confirmed that no explosive materials were found and declared the threat to be a hoax.
Police have launched an investigation to trace the origin of the email and identify the sender.
As a preventative measure, security has been tightened at key government offices and important buildings in the city, including the District Court complex.
