Shivamogga: New Year party host dies of shock as gun misfires during event, injuring boy
Shivamogga: In a tragic end to a new year party here, a person died on the spot after an invitee to his party was injured when the gun in his hand fired accidentally as he tried to shoot in the air.
The person who died has been identified as Manjunath Olekar, owner of the Gopal Glass House in Shivamogga Sahyadri College.
Olekar had hosted the party at his house in Vidya Nagar, under the Kote Police Station jurisdiction. With a desire to fire in the air a gunshot at the crack of midnight, Olekar pulled out his gun. The gun, however, misfired by accident and a boy was injured.
The youngster, who was seriously injured, was admitted to Max Hospital, said sources.
Olekar, who was shocked by the incident, is learned to have suffered a heart attack and died on the spot.
Kote Police officers have registered a case and paid a visit to the party venue as a part of the investigation.
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Three of family drown in river in Kerala
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Kozhikode (PTI): Three members of a family, including a girl, drowned in a river at Nadapuram in this district on Saturday, police said.
The tragic incident occurred when the family had gone to Puliyavu river near Nadapuram, to wash their clothes.
The deceased were identified as Ansar (43), his wife Suhada (39), and Isa Mariyam (8), daughter of Ansar's brother--all residents of Puliyavu here.
According to preliminary information, the child accidentally slipped into deep waters and Ansar and his wife attempted to rescue her.
But all three were also pulled in by the current and drowned.
The couple's children alerted the locals, who initiated rescue efforts.
Though they were pulled out of the water, their lives could not be saved, police said.
The bodies were shifted to the nearby state-run hospital and further procedures are underway, they added.
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