Five-year-old boy mowed down by tractor in Karnataka; driver commits suicide after boy's death
Chamarajnagar: In a tragic incident reported on Friday a five-year-old boy died after being mowed down by a tractor. The incident was reported from Savakanahalli village in Gundlu pet Taluk in the district.
Shocked after the accident driver who was steering the tractor committed suicide.
The deceased five-year-old boy has been identified as Harsha while the tractor driver has been identified as Sunil (23). Sunil was reportedly pursuing Ph.D. in Journalism at Mysuru University.
According to the reports, Harsha was watching an ongoing cricket tournament when he was mowed down by a tractor driven by Sunil. Critically injured Harsha was rushed to a local hospital for treatment where he breathed his last.
After receiving the news of Harsha’s death, Sunil reportedly committed suicide at his house.
Further investigation into the matter is underway.
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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
