Bantwal: 10-yr-old school boy drown in quarry pit while playing

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July 22, 2017

Mangaluru, Jul 22: A 10-year-old boy on Saturday drowned in a stone-quarry pit at a remote village in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.

The police have identified the victim as Irfan (10), one of the six children of Husain and Zeenath couple from Kanchinadka Padavu near Ira village in Bantwal.

The incident took place when the boy was playing near the quarry-pit in his village along with his friends after returning from the school. His parents had been to a doctor’s clinic as they were suffering from fever.

The quarry pit where the tragedy took place is a prohibited area. Fences have also been erected around the pit. However, the children failed to foresee the danger while playing and one among them slipped into the pit.

Bantwal tahsildar Purandara Hegde, revenue inspector Rama Katipalla among others visited the spot. Bantwal rural police have registered a case.

Death pits

There are several stone-quarry pits around the waste processing plant in Kanchinadka Padavu. Most of the pits were caused by the illegal quarrying in the past. In 2011, then Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada, Subodh Yadavu, had ordered to close the dangerous pits.

However, the officials concerned have just erected fences around the pits instead of closing them. During rainy season, these pits will turn into death pits.

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we pray for your speedy recovery sir.

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