6-year-old girl dies after falling in boiling water in Puttur

coastaldigest.com web desk

November 20, 2018

Mangaluru, Nov 20: In a heart-rending incident, a 6-year-old girl lost her life after accidentally falling into a bucket of boiling water at a remote village in coastal Karnataka.

The victim has been identified as Tanvi, daughter of Ramesh and Bhavya couple from Kemminje Bedrala in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. She was a Class 1 student of Sandeepini Higher Primary School, Narimogaru. Puttur.

It is learnt that a bucket of boiling water was kept in the backyard of Tanvi’s house on Sunday to soak a chicken to remove its feathers.

The little girl who was playing near the bucket, stumbled and fell into it accidentally. Immediately she was rushed to a private hospital in Puttur, where she breathed her last on Monday after a day-long treatment.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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