K.R Pete: Boy drowns in stream while playing
K.R Pete, October 08: A five year old boy has drowned in a stream while playing in the water at Haliyur village in K.R Pete taluk on Monday.
The boy has been identified as Pratham (5), son of Manjunath of K.N. Thammanna Gowda Nagar in the taluk. The boy along with his parents has been to Haliyur village to participate in the Pitru paksha festival. But he was missing since Sunday afternoon. After searching for him, the parents lodged a complaint with the police. But on Mondaymorning, the body of the boy was found in the stream. The boy is suspected to have drowned in the water while playing in the stream.
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Tigress electrocuted in Karnataka
Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) (PTI): A tigress allegedly died due to electrocution on a farm land in a village in this district, officials said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred at Padaguru village in Gundlupete taluk, near Bandipur Tiger Reserve, they said.
The tigress was about one-and-a-half years old, they added.
According to Forest Department officials, the incident occurred on an agricultural land owned by a local farmer. An electric fence installed to protect crops by the landowner is suspected to have caused the electrocution, leading to the tiger’s death.
The exact circumstances leading to the electrocution are being investigated.
"It is illegal to install electric fencing in agricultural lands. Only solar fencing, which delivers a shock without causing death to animals, is permitted," he said.
A post-mortem of the tigress indicated death due to electrocution, the official said.
A case under relevant sections of the Wildlife Protection Act is being registered against the landowner and necessary action will be initiated, the senior official said, adding that further investigation is underway.
