PDO dies near Mangalore, a week after accident

Mangaluru : On Friday night, a panchayat development officer from Bantwal taluk died at a private hospital. The 27-year-old Shivappa J was a resident of Belagavi. A week earlier he had met with an accident in the middle of the night, but no major external injuries were reported. His stomach was reportedly hurt by the handle of the two-wheeler. Sources said he complained of stomach ache on September 2 and was rushed to a hospital. Zilla panchayat CEO Kumar expressed his sadness at the unexpected loss of a young official. Shivappa is doing good work in Narikombu gram panchayat, he said.