Four police teams formed to ascertain the identity of boy found dead on highway push cart
The Hindu
The body of the boy, whose identity is yet to be ascertained was found on a push cart near a pharmacy on the highway.
The post-mortem report of a five-year-old boy, who was found dead on a push cart on the Villupuram - Chennai national highway on December 15 here, has revealed that he might have died of dehydration or hunger.
The body of the boy, whose identity is yet to be ascertained was found on a push cart near a pharmacy on the highway. The police have registered a case of unnatural death.
According to a senior police official, “An autopsy at the Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital (GVMCH) revealed that the deceased had died due to natural causes. The stomach was empty and he could have died either due to dehydration or hunger,” he said quoting doctors from the institution.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.