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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Panaji (PTI): A 23-year-old woman employee of a five-star hotel was killed, and her male colleague seriously injured after a speeding luxury car allegedly driven by a businessman's son rammed into their motorcycle in North Goa, police said on Tuesday.

The police on Monday arrested Darius Dias (22) in connection with the accident, which took place in the Dona Paula locality near here on Sunday night, an official said.

Dias, who was allegedly driving a Mini Cooper, rammed the vehicle into the motorcycle, he said, adding that the car bore a temporary number plate, installed before a vehicle is registered with the Regional Transport Office (RTO).

Diksha Parwadkar, who was riding pillion on the motorcycle, was declared dead on arrival at a private hospital, while her colleague D Arunkumar (26) remains in a critical condition, the official said.

The duo were employed at a five-star hotel and were returning home after completing their night shift, he said, adding that a probe is underway.