Residential school student dies, parents suspect foul play

DHNS
September 18, 2017

Davangere, Sept 18: A Class 7 student of Morarji Desai residential school in Kariganur near Basavapatna in the district died at McGann Hospital in Shivamogga on Sunday.

However, her parents have lodged a complaint with the police, raising doubts over the cause of the her death.

The deceased has been identified as Aishwarya. According to the complaint lodged by the girl’s father Rangappa, he got a call from the school on September 12, that his daughter was ill.

“I went to the school on September 13 and found that Aishwarya’s leg was swollen. We shifted her to the district hospital in Davanagere and then to McGann Hospital in Shivamogga. She died on Sunday.

“There are suspicions about the cause of her death,” the complaint said.

Dr Bhimashankar Guled, Superintendent of Police, Davangere, told DH that the exact cause of the girl’s death would be known after receiving the post-mortem report.

Deputy director of Social Welfare department Kumara Hanumanthappa said that Aishwarya had injured her leg after she fell down on the school premises on September 10.

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Unknown
 - 
Monday, 18 Sep 2017

obviously foul play is there. No doubt

Danish
 - 
Monday, 18 Sep 2017

Sad incident. RIP. probe needed

Hari
 - 
Monday, 18 Sep 2017

Should have proper probe

Sangeeth
 - 
Monday, 18 Sep 2017

If anything is there, the management team wont reveal. Because it affect their reputation and admission.

Suresh
 - 
Monday, 18 Sep 2017

Dont know what happened, still i feel unusal thing. There are many cases reported recently regarding failure or unwanted action from school authority. 

Kumar
 - 
Monday, 18 Sep 2017

No doubt. something happened in school and they didnt reveal fully to parents

Ganesh
 - 
Monday, 18 Sep 2017

I feel SOMETHING fishy 

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July 31,2020

Hassan, July 31: A police sub-inspector (PSI) reportedly hanged himself at his official quarters in Channarayapatna town today morning.

The deceased has been identified as Kiran Kumar, 34, who was in charge of Channarayapatna rural police station.

Sources said that he was upset after two murder cases were reported in the last 24 hours in his limits. Kiran reportedly told colleagues an hour before the extreme step that he feared he would be suspended.  

According to locals, the SI was upset after news of the two murders due to alleged negligence of the police spread on social media. He killed himself before a visit by senior officials. IGP, southern range, and SP Srinivasagowda was planning to visit the town and the spots where the murders took place on Friday.

Kiran, a native of Lalanakere village in Arsikere taluk, was known for his rapport with local people. He was alone when the incident took place. His wife and children had gone to Lalanakere for the Varamahalakashmi festival on Thursday night. The body was shifted to the mortuary for a postmortem.

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May 10,2020

Shimoga, May 10: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa was all praise for a nine-month pregnant nurse, who is still attending to work at a Covid-dedicated hospital in the state, braving all odds in the wake of novel coronavirus pandemic.

Roopa, a resident of Gajanur, works at the Sri Jayachamarajendra Taluk Hospital in Tirthahalli.

The Chief Minister called the nurse up and admired her sense of duty after he came to know that she has been turning up at the hospital despite being in the advanced stage of pregnancy.

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June 7,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 7: The Sri Krishna temple at Udupi would not re-open on June 8 although permission has been given to all temples to allow devotees for darshan, Admaru mutt junior seer Paryaya Swami Ishapriya Teertha said on Saturday. He told reporters in Udupi that the mutt has decided not to allow devotees at present to join the fight against COVID-19 by the government, health department and the police.

The seer said the situation would be assessed in the next 20-30 days after which a decision to re-open the place of worship would be taken.

The health of the devotees and the staff at the mutt and temple would have to be protected.

However, pujas and rituals would continue to be held at the temple, he said.

Meanwhile, Dharmasthala dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade said in a press release that the Lord Manjunatheshwara temple in Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada district would open for devotees from June 8. He said 800-1,000 devotees would be allowed to have darshan at the temple every day, keeping with the regulations of the government.

Mass-feeding (annadhanam) in the Annapoorna hall would also be organised, maintaining social distance in view of the virus spread.

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