Udupi: Mother, son end their lives by hanging themselves
Udupi: In a shocking incident, a mother and her son committed suicide by hanging themselves at Brahmabaidarkala Nagar in Kannarpadi in Kinni Mulki this afternoon.
The deceased have been identified as Edlin Delisha Amman (83) and her son Sebastin Amit Amman (46), both residents of a rented house in Brahmabaidarkala nagar.
The exact reason for the suicide is yet to be ascertained. There were only two people living in the house. Sebastian's body was found hanging from the fan of the house and Edlin's body was found hanging from the window of the same room, police said.
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Udupi City Police Station Sub-Inspector Mahesh P.M, ASI Vijaya and Head Constable Marigowda visited the spot.
Social activist Nithyananda Olakadu helped in transporting the bodies to Ajjarkadu hospital.
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
