Mohan Kuthar

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (EP) 

Mangaluru, Aug 24: A man who wore tiger costume and applied colour of tiger along with others in his group, entertaining people during festival season, fell into well and died. 

The incident happened at Vidyanagar, Kumpala in Ullal police station limits late night on Friday. The deceased person is Vasanth Kumar (57) from Garodi, Mangaluru.  His body was found in the well belonging to Anil in Vidyanagar. 

Vasanth Kumar had applied colour on him and taken part in Tableau of Mosaru Kudike in Kumpala in the group owned by a person named Sharath. But he went missing since late night on Friday. It is suspected that he lost balance and fell in the well when he was sitting on the deck of the well. As the well is covered by sheets, nobody could see that he had fallen in it. His group looked out for him till late night but could not find him. However the head of the tiger in costumes was visible when people who put Shamiana came to remove the sheet. 

Fire service personnel were called out of suspicion. They searched in the well and found the dead body in it. The deceased was employed as electrician in Panambur harbour and was married. He used to put on tiger costume as a hobby.

A case of unnatural death stands  registered in Ullal police station.