SHIVAMOGGA/MYSURU: After a 24-hour search operation, the body of a girl who was washed away in a stream near Agumbe was found on Tuesday after noon.Ashika, 14, a Class 9 student of Guddekeri Govt High School and resident of Dodlimane, had met the watery grave while crossing the stream on Monday afternoon.She was washed away after she slipped from the makeshift footbridge. Heavy rain and rising water levels in the stream hampered search operations, which were launched soon after the incident.On Tuesday noon, the body was traced 1km away from where she slipped. It was handed over to her family members, and a case has been registered at Agumbe police station. According to police, Ashika’s father died three years ago. Her mother Anita had been taking care of two children by farming their 0.5-acre land.Chief minister HD Kumaraswamy announced Rs 10 lakh compensation to the family. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, the CM said, “The incident is heart-wrenching and I have directed the Shivamogga DC to ensure such incidents do not repeat.”Meanwhile, locals alleged that the makeshift footbridge has been posing danger for over a year now. “The authorities concerned did not act on our petitions. We submitted memoranda to several government departments about the crumbling bridge. Now, the entire administrative machinery has landed in the village. The tragedy could have been avoided had they acted on our petitions early,” they said.

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