Chamarajanagar: Soliga youngster killed in bear attack while collecting honey in forest
Chamarajanagar: In a tragic incident reported from the Biligiri Ranganath Tiger Reserve in Chamarajanagar district, a 30-year-old Soliga tribal youngster was killed in a bear attack while collecting honey in the forest.
The deceased has been identified as Siddu, son of Rangegowda, a resident of the Podu hamlet near Seegabetta. On Monday afternoon, Siddu had ventured into the forest to collect wild honey when a wild bear attacked him. He suffered severe injuries to his face and legs and is reported to have died on the spot due to the intensity of the attack.
Following the incident, A.R. Krishnamurthy, MLA of the Kollegal constituency, visited Siddu's family to offer condolences and handed over a compensation cheque of ₹5 lakh on behalf of the state government. He informed that the remaining compensation amount would be directly transferred to the family's bank account.
Those present during the condolence visit and compensation distribution included District Guarantee Scheme Implementation Committee Chairman H.V. Chandru, Sub-Divisional Officer Mahesh, Deputy Conservator of BRT Tiger Reserve Sripati, Assistant Forest Conservator Manjunath, Range Forest Officer Vasu, District Scheduled Caste Welfare Officer H.S. Bindhya, former Zilla Panchayat Vice President J. Yogesh, and Gram Panchayat member C.D. Mahadev.
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J'khand: 4 minors detained for 'raping' girl at birthday party
Ranchi (PTI): Four minors were detained for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl at a birthday party in Jharkhand’s Ranchi, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place on March 31 within the Namkum police station limits. An FIR in this regard was lodged on April 16 based on the girl’s statement, they said.
“All five, including the victim, were friends, and the girl had gone to attend the birthday party of one of those detained. At the party, the accused consumed alcohol and allegedly raped her,” said Ramnarayan Singh, the officer in-charge of Namkum police station.
“The four, aged between 15 and 17 years, have been detained and the medical examination of the girl is underway,” Singh said.
Further investigation is underway.
