Vittal, Dec 29, 2023: Two labourers who were caught beneath huge heaps of soil when a hill caved in during compound wall construction works, were rescued by locals and shifted to the hospital.
The incident occurred at Soorikumeru on December 29, Friday when compound wall for the house of Jacintha Martis was under construction. All of a sudden mud caved in and workers Rajesh Naik Bayila and Umesh Naik Nelli were buried under the debris.
Immediately locals rushed to the spot and rescued them and shifted them to the hospital.