Four-year-old boy dies in accidental firing in Mandya district
Mandya, Feb 17 (PTI): A four-year-old boy has died and his mother sustained severe injuries after a 15-year-old boy accidently fired a loaded gun while he was playing with the firearm at Nagamangala taluk of this district, police said on Monday.
The deceased is identified as Abhijeet, a child of migrant labourers from West Bengal, they said.
The incident occurred around 5.45 pm on Sunday, in a poultry farm where the family has been employed, police said.
The 15-year-old boy came to the small house in the poultry farm and noticed the Single Barrel Breech Loading (SBBL) firearm hanging on the wall. He took the weapon and started playing with it and accidently the boy discharged the weapon, hitting the four-year-old child in the abdomen and injuring his 30-year-old mother on her leg.
The injured were immediately taken to a hospital where the four-year-old boy succumbed to his injuries due to excessive blood loss. His mother is stated to be out of danger and undergoing treatment, a senior police officer said.
"We have registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder under sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against the boy who triggered the gun and booked the poultry farm owner under sections of Arms Act for negligently keeping the licensed gun. Both the accused boy and the license holder of the weapon were apprehended in connection with the incident," he said.
The accused boy who also hails from West Bengal was working at another poultry farm nearby, police said, adding further investigation is underway.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
