Tiger found dead in coffee plantation in Madikeri; died of exhaustion after fight, say officers
Madikeri: The carcass of a tiger was found in a coffee plantation in Kottageri village of Balele hobli, Ponnampet taluk, and the forest officers have opined that the wild cat died of exhaustion.
The officers also said that the tiger, which is about 14-year-old, appears to have been involved in a fight, as indicated by the wounds on its body. The body of the tiger has been sent for a post-mortem examination, after which the cause of death would be confirmed, they added.
The plantation owners have said that, on being informed of the tiger's body being found, Assistant Conservator of Forests (Titimati Division) Gopal, Deputy Range Forest Officer Ravikiran, Range Forest Officer (Ponnampet Division) Shankarappa, Deputy Range Forest Officer Diwakar, Chethan and other forest officials from the Kallalla Division visited the plantation and checked the carcass.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
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.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
