Four-year-old boy swallows goddess'; doctor retrieves it without surgery

August 20, 2016

Bengaluru, Aug 20: In a bizarre incident, a four-year-old boy accidentally swallowed a small idol of a Hindu goddess' in Raichur. Fortunately, a doctor managed to retrieve the idol from the boy's stomach without any surgery.

"The idol was gifted to us five days ago by our neighbours. My son Saiprakash was so fond of that idol that he carried it everywhere he went, including his school,", said the boy's father Kashinath, who is a primary school teacher.

On Thursday the boy complained to his mother of nausea. She had an inkling that he might have swallowed the idol and looked around the house for it.

When she couldn't find it, she realised that he had swallowed it and called up Kashinath who was away at school. The boy was immediately rushed to Clarity Diagnostic Centre for further check-up and he was put through a series of tests.

Dr Vishwanath Reddy, the treating gastroenterologist, said, "Through an X-ray we confirmed that an idol (4cms x 3cms) was stuck in the abdomen of the child and luckily it had not reached the small intestine. We had to remove the idol immediately because we were not sure what the idol was made off and this could release a lot of toxins and chemicals hazardous to the child's life."

The doctors decided that surgery was not an option as it meant prolonged hospitalisation and since it was a child, it could be dangerous.

"We finally used a roth net retriever (resembling a fishing net) attached to an endoscope and retrieved the foreign object. The chal lenge was that we had to take it off in a longitudinal direction because if we took it out in a latiitudinal direction it would have harmed the food pipe causing injury to the child. The whole procedure lasted about 20 minutes and finally the idol was out."

Because of being in the abdomen for about four-five hours, it had degenerated.

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NA TASYA PRATIMA ASTI...There is no image of God... Idols are not God... and dont worship the idols which can be played and eaten.
Idols are a created thing and Man made creation..
Worship the CREATOR not his CREATION..
Those who are honest, Ask directly with the one who put soul in YOU.. He will show his sign when we trust him... No need for any intermediate... TRY it.

Oh God the one who put soul guide me to TRUTH.. if U are honest, No doubt, U will find him... God willing

Great doctor. by the way, why Bajrangees not staging protest against the boy for not only insulting but also swallowing goddess??

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Think Before You Post! Mangaluru Police Crack Down on Provocative Instagram Accounts

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December 5,2025

Mangaluru: In a significant step to curb online hate and intimidation, Mangaluru City Police have registered a suo motu case against multiple Instagram accounts accused of circulating alleged provocative and threatening content.

While monitoring social media activity on Tuesday, Kankanady Town PSI Anitha Nikkam identified the Instagram handle ‘team_targetttt_900’ for posting a hate message alongside images of lethal weapons. Another account, ‘team_nagara_900’, allegedly shared a threatening post targeting activist Bharath Kumdelu, tagging additional pages such as KARAVALI-OFFICIAL.

Several other accounts — including ‘immu_bhai.fan’, ‘target_boy_900’, ‘kings_of_manglore’, ‘team_target_boys.900’, ‘arshad_mangalore’, ‘target_ka19_ullal’, ‘team_target__’, ‘troll_tigersz_900’, ‘tr_group_900’, and ‘team_target_900’ — are also under scrutiny for spreading similar inflammatory material, police said.

Authorities have urged citizens, especially young social media users, to report suspicious pages and avoid engaging with groups that glorify violence or threaten individuals. Online hate can quickly escalate into real-world harm, and police stress that sharing or promoting such content can attract legal consequences.

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Post-Sabarimala pilgrimage drinking party turns fatal in Udupi; youth killed in midnight brawl

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December 15,2025

Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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