Father-son duo drowns in well in Kundapur; mother rescued by neighbours
Kundapur: In an incident from near the Thekkatte fish market in the taluk, a debt-ridden man, Madhava Devadiga (55), and his son Prasad (22) who reportedly tried to rescue him died of drowning in a well on Thursday morning.
The deceased man’s wife Thara, who also tried to save them from drowning, was rescued by the neighbours. She is currently under treatment in hospital.
The family, which was native to Kundapur, was living in a rented house near the fish market in Thekkatte for the last seven years. Devadiga and his son Prasad are learned to have been working at a Reliance petrol bunk and Thara was employed at the Chandika Shri Durga Parameshwari Temple of Kumbhashi.
On Thursday morning, a woman in the neighbourhood reportedly heard sounds of people screaming from inside the well and, on inspection, she saw Thara struggling for survival. The woman immediately alerted the neighbours, who entered the well and rescued Thara. As she was in a critical condition, she was taken to hospital, where she is currently being treated.
Devadiga and his son Prasad, however, are said to have drowned in the waters of the well. The fire brigade staff who were informed and arrived at Thekkatte retrieved the bodies of the duo. The bodies have been taken to Kundapur for a post-mortem examination.
Kota Sub-inspector Raghavendra C arrived at the spot and conducted an inspection. An investigation of the matter is underway. Devadiga is suspected to have committed suicide following heavy debts.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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11 more bodies retrieved from Arunachal accident site
Itanagar (PTI): Eleven more bodies were retrieved on Saturday from the deep gorge in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district, where a mini-truck on which 22 labourers from Assam were travelling fell, an official said.
With this, 17 bodies have been recovered from the accident site, Anjaw's deputy commissioner Milo Kojin said.
He said three more bodies will be brought out on Sunday.
The operation, being conducted by a joint team of the NDRF and Army, resumed at 6 am.
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"The retrieval process was extremely difficult because of the treacherous terrain, and the gorge is very deep," Kojin said.
The operation was suspended around 4 pm due to low visibility and will be resumed on Sunday morning, he said.
"One person is still missing, and a search operation will be carried out tomorrow," he added.
The accident happened on the evening of December 8, around 40 km from Hayuliang towards Chaglagam in the district. On the evening of December 10, one survivor managed to climb out of the gorge and reach a nearby Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) labour camp, following which the authorities were alerted.
Six bodies were recovered from the gorge on Friday and handed over to their families on Saturday.
