K'taka: Cops attend birthday bash of BJP MLA on weekend curfew; salutes, hand over bouquets on stage
Davangere: Amidst the weekend curfew in the state in the wake of surging COVID-19 cases, one of Karnataka’s BJP MLA celebrated his birthday on Sunday with a bash.
MLA SV Ramachandra on Sunday organized a birthday bash in front of his house with hundreds of people attending the event to wish and congratulate the MLA.
Interestingly, the local cops, who were supposed to impose the weekend curfew were also present at the event but with bouquets in their hands to please the ruling party leader. In one of the videos that is doing rounds on social media, police officials are seen wishing the MLA by giving bouquets and saluting him on the stage.
Weekend curfew for aam aadmi, big birthday bash for MLA.
— Deepak Bopanna (@dpkBopanna) January 17, 2022
Jagalur BJP MLA SV Ramachandra celebrated his birthday with hundreds of people during weekend curfew. Cops not just remain mute spectators but also salute the MLA & enjoy the event. #COVID19 #Omicron #weekendcurfew pic.twitter.com/xqSbSJDAq7
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Odisha: Two girls drown while bathing in village pond
Berhampur (Odisha) (PTI): Two girls drowned while bathing in a village pond in Odisha's Ganjam district on Tuesday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Pranjali Dora (11), a class 6 student, and Manini Dora (12), a student of class 7, both residents of Patanda village in Digapahandi police station area, a police officer said.
After returning home from school, they went to the village pond to take a bath like every other day. However, they slipped and fell into deep waters. Locals noticed them drowning and tried to rescue them but failed, he said.
Fire brigade personnel from Digapahandi retrieved the girls after a two-hour search and they were rushed to a nearby community health centre, where doctors declared them dead, Digapahandi police station officer-in-charge Kishor Kumar Samal said.
He said the bodies have been handed over to the respective families after conducting post-mortem examinations at MKCG Medical College and Hospital here.
He said unnatural death cases have been registered and an investigation launched.
