Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi
Udupi, Dec 7: A plantation worker died after he was bitten by a cobra while at work in Kutyaru village.
The victim, Surendra Kittu Poojary, 54, had been overseeing and maintaining a plantation belonging to a local resident for the past six years. On December 5, at around 10 am, he went to the plantation to spray pesticide on arecanut trees when a cobra bit him.
He was immediately rushed to a hospital in Kinnigoli, but doctors there confirmed that Surendra Poojary had died on the way.
Based on a complaint filed by his son, Kiran S, a case has been registered at Shirva police station.