Kalaburagi: An eight-year-old girl studying in Class 2 of the government school at Chinamagera of Afzalpur taluk, who had fallen into a vessel of hot sambar on Thursday, died at the Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru early Sunday morning.
The deceased girl, Mahanthamma, who had been grievously injured, was being treated at the Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS), Kalaburagi, before she was shifted to the Victoria Hospital for further treatment. As she failed to respond to the treatment, she passed away at around 3.30 am on Sunday.
The Deputy Director of Public Instructions (DDPI) and the Afzalpur Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer have suspended the head teacher and an assistant teacher of the school and dismissed the head cook for dereliction of duty with regard to the incident.
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Chikkamagaluru: Four children drowned in a lake in Aralaguppe village after reportedly going to catch ducks, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Mahdia, Arunus, Nayus, and Abdul Rehman. The children were aged between 5 and 14 years. Another child, Armaan (4), escaped unhurt.
Police said the incident occurred at Karanji Lake in Aralaguppe village. Rural police visited the spot and are investigating the case. A case has been registered at the local rural police station.
