Shivamogga: Boy dies in wall collapse
District administration gives Rs 5 lakh compensation
Shivamogga, August 16: A four-year-old boy died when the wall of a house collapsed on him at Konandur KEB road in Thirthahalli taluk on Thursday morning.
The deceased boy is identified as Masood, son of labourer Ayub. MLA Araga Jnanendra, Deputy Commissioner Dayanand, SP Abhinav Khare and other senior officers visited the spot and reviewed the situation.
Within a few hours of the incident, the district administration has disbursed a cheque of Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the family of the boy. Deputy Commissioner Dayanand gave away the cheque to the family members and promised of sanctioning all facilities being given by the government.
Konandur and surrounding places are receiving heavy rains. As a result, the wall of Ayub’s house was drenched in the water. While drinking tea in the morning, the wall suddenly collapsed on the body killing him on the spot. The family members were shocked due to sudden incident.
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Odisha GRP arrests 3 from Rajasthan for looting gold ornaments
Berhampur (PTI): The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Odisha on Monday arrested three persons from Rajasthan for allegedly looting gold ornaments from a trader near Berhampur railway station while posing as CBI officers.
Gold ornaments weighing 88 gm, valued at around Rs 14.80 lakh, were seized from their possession, an officer said.
At least two unidentified persons intercepted the victim, Husmukh Jain (43) of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, when he and another man were leaving Berhampur railway station after deboarding the Konark Express around 9.30 pm on February 25, the officer said.
“We have identified some more accused persons involved in the loot. They are from outside the state and will be arrested soon,” said Jagannath Mallick, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), GRP (Khurda).
The accused allegedly posed as CBI officers and forcibly took away his bag on the pretext of an enquiry.
The bag contained two mobile phones, 33 gold ornaments weighing around 862.5 gm, among other items, the officer said.
Based on the trader’s complaint, a case was registered at GRP Berhampur on February 26.
A joint team of GRP and Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel conducted raids at multiple locations in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan during the investigation, leading to the arrest of three persons, Mallick said.
