Karnataka: One killed, another injured as Sangh Parivar goons attack two youngsters in Gadag
Naragunda: In an incident that reportedly occurred on Monday night, two youngsters, who were returning home after closing their hotel for the day were fatally attacked by a gang of Sangh Parivar members’ wielding sharp, lethal weapons resulting in the death of one youth at Naragunda Taluk in Gadag district. Another youngster was grievously injured in the attack, it is learned.
The deceased youngster has been identified as Sameer Shahapura (19), a resident of Naragunda. The injured youngster identified as Shamsheer was reportedly admitted to a hospital in Hubli, police informed.
Reportedly, Sameer who was working in a hotel in Naragunda had closed shop on Monday night and gave a ride to his friend Shamsheer, who owned a studio shop nearby. The duo was on their bike returning home when a gang of 10-15 Sangh Parivar members apprehended them near Naragunda state bank where they had been waiting with lethal weapons, and started fatally attacking the youngsters, it is learned.
Both the youngsters who were critically injured in the attack were taken to the nearby hospital by the locals. For further treatment, they were shifted to the hospital in Hubli, where Sameer breathed his last on Tuesday morning after the treatments proved to be ineffective. It is learned that Shamsheer is in critical condition at the hospital.
The family of the victims has submitted a complaint accusing Sangh Parivar activists Mallikarjuna Heerematta, Kumar, and several others of having carried out the fatal assault. The complaint has been registered in this regard at the Naragunda police station.
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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.
