MANGALORE: In a tragic incident, a 12-yearold girl died after her hair got caught in the revolving parts of a grass cutting machine in Takkode in Karinja village on Thursday. The victim was identified as Jesma (12), daughter of Jerome Crasta, a resident of Kajebail village.
She was to enrol in the seventh standard in a local school.
Jesma’s hair, while operating the grass cutting machine, got caught in the belt of the machine.
Unable to free herself, she died as the machine continued to twist her hair, police sources said.
Moodbidri police have registered a case.
Arm reattachment surgery performed
HASSAN: Dr Abdul Bashir and a team of doctors of Mangala hospital successfully reattached the severed arm of Harish, an employee at KMF, recently. It was the first such operation performed in the district.
Dr Bashir told reporters that the arm was completely severed from the hand when Harish met with an accident while working at his company on May 23. He was rushed to Mangala hospital. Dr Bashir then sought the help of Dr Ravikumar, a vascular surgeon and Dr Mahesh, a plastic surgeon from Bangalore. The doctors strove the whole night to reattach his right hand.
The doctors have done a remarkable surgery, said the patient.