Two youngsters in Udupi feed over 500 people on Sunday lockdowns; read their story
Udupi: A Sunday lockdown typically means being bound at home and indulging in 'hovering' in the social media – but here's a challenge to the notion.
Two friends have been utilizing their own salary to provide poor people with food twice a day.
Sachin Poojary, 22, of Kappettu near Ambalpady in Udupi, and his neighbor Sheesha Acharya, 24, have been spending the last four Sundays giving food to about 500 needy people. Sachin works for a travel agency in Udupi while Sheesha works for a welding shop.
Many associations had been providing food to the poor during the earlier days of lockdown but stopped later. The beggars and destitute people have been struggling to satisfy their hunger twice a day since the declaration of lockdown on Sundays.
Noticing the situation, Sachin and Sheesha started investing their earnings to prepare food at their own homes. They have been going around the town on their two-wheeler every afternoon and night on Sundays and serving food to 120-150 people.
Their efforts are requiring the duo to spend about Rs 1,200 every Sunday.
“Various organizations fed the people during the earlier lockdown, but nobody seemed to bother about the destitute. Noticing this, we decided to ask my mother to prepare rice, rasam, and a vegetable dish at home. Both of us then took it to many poor people in town. We hope to continue this work as long as we can, as best as we can,” said Sachin.
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Shivamogga tense after boy murdered outside school
Shivamogga (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was murdered outside a government school in Sulaebailu here, sparking tension in the area, police said on Tuesday.
Following the incident, a large police force was deployed in the city.
The incident occurred after Sanketh (16), an SSLC student of the Government High School at Uragadooru, attended a special class ahead of examinations.
Superintendent of Police Nikhil B told reporters that Sanketh intervened in an argument involving a group of boys outside his school.
“Some friends who were known to him — they had earlier studied in the same school — were involved. They are also minors. They hit him with their hands. Immediately after being struck, he collapsed. After he fell, by the time he was taken to the hospital, we came to know that he had died,”
"... he was struck near the chest. Due to that blow, he collapsed on the spot,” the SP said.
Two minors have been taken into custody in this connection.
“We are also gathering information about others involved in the incident. Whoever is found to be involved, we will initiate legal action against them as well,” the official added.
On the possible motive, the SP said the exact cause is yet to be ascertained.
“We do not have complete information about that. Once we conduct a detailed inquiry, we will know. Some people are saying it may have been over a trivial matter. However, we cannot confirm that at this stage,” he said.
The incident took on a communal undertone, prompting authorities to deploy heavy police reinforcements across the city to maintain order and prevent escalation.
BJP MLA from Shivamogga, S N Channabasappa, also visited the hospital.
