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Student Drowns in Pond in Kalaburagi, Protests Erupt Over Compensation
Published: May 7, 2026
A Class 5 student drowned in a water pond near a railway track in Kalaburagi district, triggering protests by villagers demanding compensation. A BJP leader was arrested as tensions flared during a night-long sit-in demonstration.
A five-year-old boy identified as Ritesh, a Class 5 student, drowned in a water pond near a railway track in Konchur Diggi Tanda, close to Laadalapur village in Chittapur taluk of Kalaburagi district, on Wednesday. Residents of the village erupted in protest, demanding compensation for the family and refusing to allow the boy's last rites to proceed without assurances.