Shivamogga: The Bhadravati Forest Department has arrested four individuals on charges of hunting a Sambar deer. The arrested individuals include Shiva (28) and Venkatesh (60) from Gondi village in Bhadravati taluk, and Manjappa (45) and Vinod (19) from Chaudikatte Bhairapura village in Chikkamagaluru.

The accused are reported to have hunted and butchered the Sambar deer near Chaudikatte in the Umblebailu range of Bhadravati taluk, discarding its head in a nearby lake. Following an investigation, the Bhadravati Forest Department staff arrested the suspects and placed them in judicial custody.

The operation was conducted under the guidance of Bhadravathi DCF Ashish Reddy, with participation from Channagiri ACF Ratnaprabha, Umblebailu RFO Giddaswamy, DRFO Pawan, Beet Forest Sanju, and other Forest Department staff.

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Bengaluru: A woman in Bengaluru has shared a painful account of how her husband died after they were repeatedly denied medical help and ignored by passersby during a medical emergency, NDTV reported.

The victim, 34-year-old Venkataramanan, a garage mechanic from Balaji Nagar, developed severe chest pain around 3.30 am. His wife immediately took him on a motorcycle in search of medical help.

"He complained about chest pain, and we went to the first hospital. However, the doctor was not on duty. At the second hospital, we were told he had a stroke and to go to another hospital. When we called for ambulance services, they did not respond properly. Humanity failed, but we did our bit by donating his eye." NDTV quoted his wife as saying.

According to the report, after being turned away twice, the couple met with an accident on the road. CCTV footage later showed the woman, covered in blood, pleading with folded hands as vehicles passed by, but no one stopped to help.

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The wait ended after several minutes when a cab driver stopped and rushed Venkataramanan to a nearby hospital. Doctors there declared him dead on arrival.

As per the report, the family decided to donate Venkataramanan’s eyes, giving sight to others even in death.

Venkataraman's mother, who had lost her last surviving child, had no words to express herself: "I have no words. I do not know what to say. My son is gone."

"The government should understand a health emergency. My daughter is left with two children. Who will look after them?" asked his mother-in-law. His wife, mother, and two children, a five-year-old son and an 18-month-old daughter now survive Venkataramanan.

The incident has once again raised serious questions about emergency healthcare access, ambulance response, and public apathy in the city.