Woman feared dead after crocodile attack in Vijayapura
VIJAYAPURA: In a harrowing incident, a crocodile killed a 35-year-old woman in Muddebihal taluk by dragging her into the Krishna River on Tuesday afternoon.
The incident occurred when the deceased Gowramma Nadagouda, who had got down inside the river to feed her cattle. The victim is survived by her husband and three daughters, who are aged less than 10 years.
On Tuesday afternoon, she and her husband had taken out their cattle to feed them water on the banks of the Krishna River on the outskirts of Ayanagudi village of Muddebihal. Eye witnesses told that Gowramma slipped into the river. While she was trying to get on to the bank, the crocodile attacked and dragged her into the river.
Gowramma’s husband shouted for help and after 15 minutes, a passerby, rushed to the spot and later informed the police.
The rescue team, called by police, found her body after an hour on the other side of the bank. She had suffered severe injuries on her body. The woman’s left arm was ripped off and there were deep bite marks on her neck and left leg.
Deputy Conservator of Forests, Vijayapura, K V Naik said the forest department will provide a compensation of `5 lakh to the victim’s family. “We have alerted all farmers who live near the river bank about the increase in sightings of crocodiles,” he added.
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Bengaluru-bound Air India flight returns to Delhi; lands safely
New Delhi, May 17: A Bengaluru-bound Air India aircraft returned to the national capital on Friday evening due to a suspected fire in the air conditioning unit, according to sources.
The plane, operating flight AI 807, landed safely at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital. There were 175 people on board, the sources said.
The sources said there was a suspected fire in the air conditioning unit, and an emergency was declared. The plane made a safe precautionary landing at around 6.40 pm.
An airline official said alternative arrangements are being made for the passengers to fly to Bengaluru.
As per data available on the flight tracking website flightradar24, the flight was operated with an A321 aircraft.
