Sulvadi temple food poison case: Death toll rises to 15
Hanur, Dec 17: The death toll in the food poison incident at Kichchu Guti Maramma temple at Sulvadi in the taluk happened on December 14, rose to 15 on Monday, with another woman succumbed to the incident at JSS Hospital in Mysuru.
More than 100 people fell sick after consuming the prasada at a foundation stone laying programme for the tower of the temple. Till yesterday, 14 persons died in the incident. On Monday morning, another woman from Kotepode village near Martalli, Mailabai (38) breathed her last as she did not respond to the treatment.
Three children became orphan
Krishna Naik, his wife Mailabai and daughter Priya of Kotepode village came to the temple and consumed the prasada. Later, Krishna Naik died due to food poison on Saturday and today, his wife Mylabai also succumbed to the incident. The couple have three children. Among them, second daughter Priya is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Mysuru. Their first daughter Rani Bai is studying her graduation in a college in Mysuru. Priya was doing her nursing course in Mysuru and third son Rajesh is studying his PUC in a private college in KM Doddi. Now, all the three children became orphans after losing their parents.
After attending funeral, daughter returned to hospital
After attending her mother’s funeral at her village, Priya returned to the hospital to get the treatment. Deputy Commissioner BB Kaveri, JDS leader Manjunath, Congress leader Eshwar and others participated in the funeral of her mother and consoled the children.
Enquiry
Chamarajanagar police arrested Kichchugutti Maramma temple trust secretary Shashi Bimba and interrogating him.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
