The death toll in the landslip which occurred at Mukkuda, Panjikallu village, Bantwal Taluk in Dakshina Kannada on the night of July 6 rose to three as two of the three farm labourers succumbed to their injuries on July 7.
Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Rishikesh Sonawane said that Bjiu Palakkad (45), who was caught under the debris, died on the spot on July 6. Of the three other injured labourers, Santhosh Alappuzha (46) and Babu Kottayam (46) died due to injuries in a hospital on July 7. Another injured, Johny Kannur (44), is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bantwal.