9-yr-old boy dies in Sirsi after air gun goes off accidentally

Mangalore Today News Network

Sirsi, Sep 6, 2025: A nine-year-old boy received a pellet in his chest after his brother accidently pressed the trigger of an air gun held by a caretaker at Somanahalli on the outskirts of Sirsi on Friday.

The incident occurred when children of Basappa Undiyar, a native of Haveri district and the farm worker, were playing at the farm. The farm is owned by Raghavendra Keshav Hegde of Somanahalli.

According to police, “Nitish Gowda who was appointed by the villagers to curb monkey menace, had come to the farm along with the air gun owned by Hegde. A seven-year-old boy pulled the trigger unintentionally. The pellet from the gun hit nine-year-old Kariyappa in his chest, killing him on the spot.”

The Sirsi police have registered a case against the farm owner Raghavendra Hegde and Nitish Gowda.