Karkala: The Incessant rains coupled with stormy winds over the past three days in the district claimed the life of a 2-year-old at Kaje Banglegudde.
The deceased child has been identified as Sai Bhuvan, the only son of Sanjay and Shruti, residents of Kesarugadde in Beluvai.
On Saturday August 2, early in the morning at around 4.00 am, the wall of the rented house in which the family was sleeping collapsed. A large part of the wall fell on the infant killing him on the spot.
It is learnt that the house belongs to a person named Surendra Nayak, a timber merchant. Sanjay is said to be employed as a Lorry driver with Surendra.
Sanjay used to stay at his house on rent for the past four years.
MLA V Sunil Kumar, former MLA H Gopal Bhandari, Tashildar Raghevandra visited the family and condoled.
District-in-charge mister Vinay Kumar Sorake and district commissioner are also scheduled to visit the family.
