Puttur: Cooperative bank CEO killed as police jeep hits his motorbike

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March 6, 2023

Puttur, Mar 6: A middle aged man lost his life when a speeding police jeep collided with a two-wheeler on the Mani-Mysuru national highway near Sampya in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada last night.

The deceased has been identified as B Laxmana Naik, 50, the CEO of an agricultural cooperative bank at Arlapadavu, and a resident of Kote under Panaje village.

Naik was traveling towards Arlapadavu when a police jeep coming from the opposition direction collided head-on with his motorbike.

Naik is survived by wife and two daughters. It is said that the police jeep belonged to DAR and a sleuths of National Investigation Agencies were on board the vehicle.

A case has been registered and investigations are underway.

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14-year-old boy struck by lightning while sitting outside home in Dakshina Kannada

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November 18,2024

Mangaluru: A 14-year-old boy, Subodh, tragically lost his life after being struck by lightning while sitting outside his home in Kedila village, Bantwal taluk, on Sunday evening.

The incident occurred around 5:30 PM while Subodh, an 8th-grade student at Kalladka Shriram High School, was seated outside his house. Lightning struck him, leaving him unconscious.

Family members rushed him to a nearby clinic and later to a private hospital in Puttur, where doctors confirmed his death upon arrival.

The boy's body was sent to Puttur Government Hospital for a post-mortem.

Tahsildar Archana Bhat has directed revenue officials to assist the grieving family. Vitla Revenue Inspector Prashanth Shetty, Village Administrative Officer Anil Kumar, Kedila Panchayat President Harish Valtaje, and panchayat members visited the family to offer their condolences and support.

This heartbreaking incident highlights the unpredictability of nature’s fury, leaving a community mourning the untimely loss of a young life.

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