Udupi: A 15-year-old boy died of electrocution on Saturday here under Malpe Police Station limits. The incident took place at Malpe’s Laxminagar sixth cross.

The deceased boy has been identified as Gautam (15), son of Manjunath Nayak, a resident of Laxminagar here.

According to the details, Gautam was electrocuted when his neighbors were pulling pumpset out of the well. Gautam reportedly was standing nearby the well and was electrocuted.

A student of Kalyanipur Milagres High School, Gautam had appeared for recently concluded SSLC examination and was awaiting results. Gautam, according to the reports was one of the brightest students of his class. He was also the only son of Manjunath Nayak.

A case in this regard has been registered at Malpe Police Station.

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New Delhi (PTI): A Leh-bound SpiceJet aircraft returned to the national capital due to an engine issue on Tuesday morning, according to a source.

There were around 150 people on board the Boeing 737 aircraft that was operating the flight SG121, the source added.

When contacted, a SpiceJet spokesperson said a flight operating from Delhi to Leh on Tuesday returned to Delhi after experiencing a technical issue.

"The aircraft landed safely in Delhi, and all passengers were disembarked normally," the spokesperson said in a statement.

The source said the aircraft suffered an engine issue.