Woman in saree killed in freak accident


Compiled by NAN HIDAYAT NAN AZMIE and C.ARUNO

A WOMAN in India died after her saree got entangled in a rice thresher machine, Makkal Osai reported.

The victim, Chandra, 40, was working at a small rice processing plant in Thiruvannamalai when the incident happened.

Her saree got caught in the high-speed thresher machine, which is used to separate rice grains from the rest of the plant.

She was pulled into the machine before anyone could react and was severely injured. She was pronounced dead shortly after.

> Penang Indian FC made history by winning the FAM-run Liga Puteri (Division 1) in their first year in the division, the daily also reported.

The all-Indian women’s team defeated Perlima United FC with a score of 3-2 in the Final played at the Kompleks PKNS Kelana Jaya.

The win netted them RM5,000 in prize money and the champions trophy.

(The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.)

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