Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (RJP)

Mangaluru, Jan 24: In a rare incident, a government official collapsed while he was being taken to task by Congress politician V S Ugrappa in the city on Saturday, January 23.

Sundara Poojary, deputy director at department of woman and child development, was admitted to a private hospital after he collapsed during a meeting chaired by Ugrappa.

The incident happened when V S Ugrappa, who had come to city in his capacity as the chairman of the expert committee on preventing sexual violence against women and children, grew upset with Poojary and shouted at him.

As per details, Ugrappa demanded to know a few facts and figures pertaining to the department. Though Poojary briefed him and supplied the figures, Ugrappa was not happy. He reportedly told Poojary, "You should be thrown into the Netravati River. If I had the power, I would have dismissed you by now. The deputy commissioner (DC) should take action against you."

Hurt by the words, Poojary lost control of himself and fainted. Other officials who were near him tried their best to help him. But subsequently he had to be taken to a hospital in a police van for further treatment.

Ugrappa had presided over a meeting at zilla panchayat hall where district level officials participated. Ugrappa advised the deputy commissioner A B Ibrahim to submit a report on why the sex ratio of women had decreased in Dakshina Kannada district. Presently the sex ratio of women to men has come down to 947 (for 1000 men) in the age bracket of 0 to 6 years while it used to be 1019 to 1000 in 2011-12. Out of 2,08,297 births recorded, 1,06,985 were male and 1,01,312 were female.