Bengaluru-Gadag: The Karnataka government announced a compensation of Rs 2 Lakh each to the kin of three youths who died of electrocution while placing a banner of KGF movie star Yash, on the occasion of his birthday at Surangi village in Lakshmeshwar, Gadag during the early hours on Monday.

Announcing the Ex-gratia, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wrote on ‘X’ “ Saddened to hear the news of three young men dying due to electrocution, while installing a flex in Surangi village of Lakshmeshwar taluk of Gadag district. I pray for the departed soul to rest in peace. The young boys who were supposed to live have died carelessly, the families who had faith in them are now facing difficulty. In order to aid those families, I have ordered a compensation of 2 lakh rupees each to the deceased unfortunate.”

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The incident reportedly happened when several youths of Surangi village were attempting to place Actor Yash’s 25-feet cut-out banner, which is learnt to have come in contact with the overhead electric wires, resulting in the death of three youths Hanumanta Harijan (21), Murali Nadavinamani (20) and Navina Gazi (19).

At the same time, three other youths who were seriously injured in the incident are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital.

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Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.

The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.

"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.

The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.

There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.

Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.

The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.