Davangere: Lightning strikes four including mother-daughter
Davangere, October 15: Four persons including a mother and her daughter died when lightning struck them during a rain coupled with gusty wind and lightning, in the district on Monday.
The deceased have been identified as Lalitha Bai (28) and her daughter Shwetha (11) of Chennahalli Thanda in Harapanahalli taluk, Shantamma (60) of Gowdikatte and Ajjaiah (38) of Kalenahalli in Jagalur taluk.
Both mother and daughter died on the spot when the lightning struck them while working in the field on Monday afternoon. When Lalitha Bai and Shwetha have gone to the field to pick up cucumber in the field, it started to rain heavily. As it was raining heavily, both of them were having lunch when the lightning struck them. Tahsildar Dr. Madhu, Taluk Panchayat Member Hulikatte Chandrappa visited the spot and assured of getting them the compensation from the government.
Shantamma died on the way to her home from her field due to lightning. In the same way, Ajjaiah also died when the lightning struck him while working in the field.
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Kalaburagi: Robbers spray black paint on CCTV camera inside ATM kiosk, steal Rs 18 lakh
Kalaburagi: An incident of theft of Rs 18 lakh from an ATM by spraying black paint on the CCTV camera installed inside the kiosk was reported in the city past midnight on Wednesday.
The ATM situated near Poojary Chowk in Bhavani Nagar on Ring Road was also found vandalized by the robbers.
Police sources have said that the robbers sprayed black paint on the CCTV camera before breaking open the cash box of the ATM and looting Rs 18 lakh.
The incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the Suburban Police Station. Police officers have visited the spot and held an inspection.
