Chikkamagaluru: A 9-year-old girl, who was playing in saree swing, was choked to death after the saree got knotted around her neck in Hukkunda village here on Sunday evening. The incident came to light lately.
The girl has been identified as Nisarga (9), who was studying in the fourth standard at Hukkunda village in Aldur Hobli of the taluk.
She died of suffocation after the saree got knotted around her neck when she was playing in the saree swing on Sunday.
Aldur police have registered a case in this regard.
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Shivamogga: A leopard was killed after being hit by a motorcycle near Mandagadde in Thirthahalli taluk of Shivamogga district.
According to reports, the biker was travelling from Shivamogga towards Thirthahalli when the leopard suddenly came onto the road from a nearby forest area near Mandagadde. The rider is said to have lost control of the bike and crashed into the animal.
The leopard suffered severe injuries in the impact and died on the spot. The biker also fell onto the road along with the motorcycle and sustained serious injuries. He was shifted to a hospital in Shivamogga for further treatment.
After receiving information about the incident, forest department officials, including Gajanur RFO Vinay Kumar, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
