Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Nov 29: Newspaper distributor Pushparaja Shetty (45), who sustained severe injuries in a bee attack, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday at a hospital in Mangaluru.
Pushparaja was attacked by a swarm of bees on Wednesday morning while walking at Kenjaru Taangadi under Bajpe town panchayat limits.
He was immediately admitted to a hospital for treatment but could not survive the ordeal.
Fondly known as ‘Boggu’ in the Porkodi area, Pushparaja was well-known for his dedication to delivering newspapers on foot to every household. He was admired for his generosity, as he often distributed sweets to schoolchildren on Independence Day using his own earnings and contributed part of his income to the betterment of society.
Pushparaja was unmarried and is survived by three brothers and one sister.