Yediyurappa announces Rs. Five lakh compensation to families of five students electrocuted at hostel
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday announced a compensation of Rs. five lakh each to the families of five students who died due to electrocution at hostel in Koppal on Sunday morning.
The CM also called for proper investigation into the matter adding that the victims should get justice.
Hostel warden Basavaraj was earlier arrested by the Koppal police. GESCOM officer and building owner are also under police investigation.
On Sunday morning five students had died after being electrocuted in the hostel while they were trying to take down flag from the barrel after flag hoisting ceremony.
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Four dead as motorbike falls off bridge in MP's Mandla
Mandla (MP) (PTI): Four men died after their motorcycle plunged off a dilapidated bridge in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district, police said on Sunday.
The accident occurred near Bhainswahi village at around 8 pm on Saturday, Bijadandi Police Station House Officer (SHO) Anita Kudape said.
The four men were travelling from Paudi to Bhainswahi village when their motorcycle hit a pothole on the bridge. The rider lost control, and the two-wheeler plunged below, she said.
All four sustained serious injuries and later died, the official said.
The deceased have been identified as Pramod Kumar Nareti (24), Santalal Uikey (23), Shivam Yadav (25) and Gangaram (22), the official said.
The police registered a case and were investigating the incident.
VIDEO | Mandla, Madhya Pradesh: PS Balre, SDOP, says, “Four youths died after a motorcycle fell off a culvert in Bijandi; police are working to identify the victims.”
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