Panambur: In an incident reported from Gudde under the administration limits of Jokatte Gram Panchayat here, the compound wall collapsed on the roof of a house on Wednesday night, resulting in the death of a 17-year-old youngster, who was close relative of the family living in the house.
The victim of the mishap, Shailesh, was the son of Shankar, a resident of Kolnadu in Mulki, and was visiting his cousin living in Jokatte. As the compound wall fell on the tiled roof on the room where he was sleeping on Wednesday night, Shailesh was seriously injured and died.
His cousin Savitha, her husband Suresh and daughter Sakshi were sleeping in another room in the house. Savitha reportedly sustained minor injuries in the incident and was treated for the injuries.
Panambur Police, who have registered a case, visited the house for an inspection. The body of the deceased Shailesh has been shifted to the mortuary of AJ Hospital.