Bantwal: A 22-year-old youth fell down accidentally and suffered severe head injuries during a ‘Mosaru Kudike’ event on Monday, August 29.
Shishir, son of P M Prabhakar from Daikinakatte in Pilathabettu village is the deceased.
Several teams were a part of the Govinda contest in the Mosaru Kudike celebrations in Belthangady on August 28. A team from Poonjalakatte too had participated and Shishir was a part of the team. Shishir had suffered severe head injuries after he fell from the top of the human pyramid. He was then rushed to a hospital in Mangaluru. It is said that he did not respond to treatment and breathed his last.
Shishir was a talented artist and had won the first prize in Mimicry at state level in his school days. He was also a drama artist and member of ABVP and RSS.
He was working from the last six months in Bengaluru after completing graduation. He came home only on Sunday, but destiny had other plans.