Shivamogga: Stray dog seen behind McGann Hospital maternity ward, dragging newborn girl child
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Shivamogga: A stray dog was seen on the premises of the McGann Hospital of the city dragging the body of a newborn on Saturday morning.
People who noticed the presence of the dog behind the maternity ward of the district hospital informed the security guards.
The guards looked into the matter and drove the dog away. On inspecting the newborn child, however, they found that the child had died.
The incident has raised concern about stray dog menace in Shivamogga city.
In addition, as the newborn was found to be a girl child, there is also a suspicion that the child was left behind in the maternity ward of the McGann Hospital. The security guards of the hospital, therefore, have filed a police complaint for investigation on the relatives of the child.
Doddapet Police have filed a case and investigation is underway.
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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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