A boy died after a wall of his house collapsed due to incessant rains in Mahalingapura town of the district in the early hours of Saturday.
An 11-year-old boy, Darshan Nagappa, died while sleeping at home in Latur after the wall of his house near Ambedkar Circle collapsed due to overnight rain. The boy’s brother, Srishaila, was injured and has been admitted to a private hospital.
The boy’s family lived in Patras’ house. On Saturday morning, around 5 am, the wall of the house next to them collapsed and fell on Patras. The boy, Darshan, who was sleeping under Patras, died on the spot. The boy’s mother Roopa and sister luckily escaped. The boy’s father Nagappa had gone out for work, the police said. PSI Kiran Sattigeri visited the spot and inspected the situation.