Virajpet: A 23-year old woman lost her life when a tree fell onto her house on late Thursday night during heavy rain in Virajpet Taluk’s Tarikatte village here.
The deceased has been identified as Riyanath (23) wife of Naushad, a resident of Tarikatte village, during the incident Naushad has also sustained severe injuries and is being treated at a local hospital.
According to the reports, the incident occurred at around 1.am on Thursday night the couple were sleeping in the house. A tree reportedly fell onto their house due to heavy rain and thunderstorm, killing Riyanath on the spot and severely injuring Naushad.
Naushad’s two-years old son and mother who were also present in the house when the incident took place escaped with minor injuries.




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Mangaluru: Thieves broke into the rented house of a forest officer in the Kotekar sub-division of Ullal and stole a motorbike, ₹10.5 lakh in cash and gold and silver jewellery weighing about 181 grams, police said. The incident came to light on Thursday morning after Mehboob returned home from his native after nearly one week
The victim, Mehboob Saab Gudihola, had been living in the house with his wife and child for the past six months. According to the complaint, the family had travelled to their native place in Koppal on Friday.
The theft came to light when Gudihola returned home on Thursday morning and found that the house had been broken into.
In his complaint to police, Gudihola said the accused had entered the house through the main door and broke open cupboards in two rooms. The thieves allegedly stole gold and silver jewellery weighing around 181 grams, including ornaments belonging to the child.
They also took away ₹10.5 lakh in cash, which Gudihola told police he had brought home after availing a bank loan. In addition, a motorbike parked on the premises was also stolen.
Following the complaint, Ullal Police registered a case and launched an investigation. A dog squad and forensic experts visited the house and conducted an inspection.
