Chikkamagaluru: Farmer killed in wild elephant attack
Chikkamagaluru: A 45-year-old farmer was killed after a wild elephant attacked him at Aravind Nagar near Shantaveri in Chikkamagaluru taluk.
The victim has been identified as Kumar Naik, a resident of Aravind Nagar. A wild elephant attacked him when he was asleep at his filed last night.
The Chikkamagaluru Forest officer has visited the spot and launched the investigation.
Meanwhile, the villagers have furiously protested against the Forest Department, alleging the department of not taking proper action against such attacks.
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Hit by car, delivery agent dies after falling from flyover in Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A food delivery agent died after falling from the Dabri flyover in southwest Delhi when his scooter was allegedly hit by a car on Thursday morning, police said.
The car driver fled from the spot, police said.
A PCR call was received at 7:35 am informing that a person had fallen from the Dabri flyover on Pankha road and required immediate medical assistance, they said.
A police team rushed to the spot and found a damaged scooter and a car on the flyover. The scooter rider sustained serious injuries and was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital in an ambulance, where doctors declared him dead, they added.
According to police, the victim was identified as Rajkumar, a resident of Jharkhand's Godda district. He was working as a delivery executive with a private food delivery service in Delhi.
The car involved in the accident bears a Delhi registration number and is registered in the name of a Dabri resident, police said.
"The body has been preserved in a mortuary and efforts are underway to apprehend the absconding driver," a senior police officer said.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and an investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the accident, police said.
