Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (SP)
Bantwal, Aug 5: A man from the town breathed his last at a hospital at Mangaluru late night on Saturday August 3 on account of suspected dengue fever.
The victim of dengue happened to be Prashanth alias Pachchu Ponnody (39), son of the late Balan from Ponnody near Talapady in B Mooda in the taluk.
Prashanth was suffering from fever since the last several days and treatments had failed to improve his condition. Therefore he was admitted into a hospital at Mangaluru. After he was shifted to Mangaluru, the doctors diagnosed that he was suffering from dengue.
His family sources stated that he did not respond to treatment and passed away late night on Saturday. Prashanth was the third of four sons of the late Balan and the late Sarojini couple. He was unmarried and used to operate a truck and also serve as its driver. He is survived by two sisters and three brothers.