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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Kalaburagi: A man was found dead, with his body seen hanging, in his own field in Hulasaguda village of Kalagi taluk on Saturday morning. The cause for death is unknown as yet.
The deceased, identified as Revanasiddhappa Shettappa (26), is learned to have been a resident of Hulasaguda village.
Ratkal Police Sub-inspector Sheela Devi reportedly visited the spot where the man’s body was found and inspected it.
Police have registered a case in this regard and are probing the death of the Shettappa.
