Heart attacks in Hassan district: Three more cases reported
Hassan: With the incidents of heart attack rising in the district, three people succumbed to heart attack on Wednesday night in three separate cases reported from Hassan city, Alur and Sakleshpur.
Resident of Kallare village in Alur taluk and member of Karagodu Gram Panchayat Santhosh (41) reportedly suffered a heart attack when he was sleeping on Wednesday night. The matter came to light in the morning when the family members found Santhosh unresponsive. He was immediately taken to a private hospital in Hassan city but was declared dead.
In Hassan city, Sampath Kumar (53), a resident of Karigowda Colony, also is reported to have suffered a heart attack on Wednesday night. As he complained of chest pain, his family members rushed him to the Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS) Hospital. Kumar, however, died as he failed to respond to the treatment at the hospital.
A 70-year-old man in Chikkanayakanahalli of Belagodu hobli, Sakleshpur taluk, CB Virupaksha, developed chest pain near midnight on Wednesday. He was taken immediately to the Crawford Hospital in Sakleshpur, but reportedly died midway.
The district has recorded up to 30 cases of heart attack over the last one and a half months, giving rise to worry among citizens and authorities.
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Worker’s body reaches Ranchi from Saudi 4 months after death; family rejects over compensation
Ranchi (PTI): The body of a migrant worker from Jharkhand’s Giridih district killed in Saudi Arabia in October last year has arrived at Ranchi Airport, but his family refused to accept it over pending compensation, officials said.
Shikha Lakra, team leader of the state migrant control cell, told PTI that, before taking the body of Vijay Kumar Mahato, the family is demanding compensation from the private company where he used to work in the Arab country.
Mahato was killed in an alleged crossfire between the police and criminals.
“Since it was a bullet injury case, the matter is before a court in Jeddah. The final compensation may depend on the court’s decision,” Lakra said.
“The Indian Embassy informed us about the body’s arrival, and coordination was done with district authorities. Our role is limited to coordination in cases involving overseas employers and foreign jurisdiction,” she added.
Giridih Deputy Commissioner Ram Niwas Yadav said the authorities will try to convince the family to perform the last rites.
“We have already sanctioned Rs 5 lakh under the government scheme for migrant’s deaths abroad. The compensation payment might take some time,” he said.
The body is currently at the mortuary of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.
The Family members said they will only accept it if the company provides written assurance regarding compensation. “Without that assurance, we will not receive the body,” said Ram Prasad Mahato, the deceased’s brother-in-law.
Mahato, a native of Dudhpaniya village in Madh Gopali panchayat under Dumri block, was employed as a tower line fitter. His family said he was struck by a bullet during a gunfight between local police and an extortion gang and later succumbed to his injuries.
Social activist Sikander Ali said Mahato is survived by his wife, two young sons aged five and three, and elderly parents.
