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Tension gripped Konchur Diggi Tanda adjacent Laadalapur colony successful Chittapur taluk of Kalaburagi territory aft Ritesh, a people 5 student, drowned portion swimming successful a h2o pond adjacent the railway way connected Wednesday.
The incidental triggered protests by residents who demanded compensation for the bereaved family.
Angered implicit the boy’s death, residents refused to let the past rites to beryllium conducted until the household was assured of capable compensation.
Though officials told the protesters that suitable compensation volition beryllium provided and the ceremonial conducted peacefully, the agitating villagers remained unconvinced.
Refusing to output to the appeals of the authorities, residents erected a structure adjacent the colony and staged a sit-in protestation done the night, demanding justness for the family.
As the concern grew tense, the police, citing concerns implicit attraction of instrumentality and order, took BJP person Manikanth Rathod, who had been staying successful the tanda successful enactment of the protesters, into custody astatine 12.30 a.m. connected Thursday.
Protesters attempted to halt the constabulary conveyance by placing logs and stones connected the roadworthy and engaged successful heated arguments with constabulary personnel.
However, the constabulary shifted Mr. Rathod to Kalaburagi and produced him earlier a court, pursuing which helium was remanded successful judicial custody.
Meanwhile, the boy’s assemblage was sent to the Wadi Community Health Centre for post-mortem introspection aboriginal connected Thursday.
