Girl's scalp ripped off in giant wheel accident in K'taka's Mandaya

Mandya (Karnataka), Jan 30 (IANS) In a horrific incident, a girl suffered critical injuries as her hair got stuck while riding a giant wheel and a portion of scalp got ripped off in Karnataka's Mandaya district, police said on Monday.The victim has been identified as 16-year-old Srividya. Following the complaint by the parents of the girl, the Srirangapatna Town police arrested the owner of the giant wheel Ramesh, a resident of Hosabudanuru from Mandya district.The police said that while playing on the giant wheel on Sunday, the hair of the girl was stuck and within seconds a layer of her scalp came off. Shocked parents and onlookers rushed the girl to the local hospital.She was shifted to a private hospital in Mysuru city for further treatment. The eyewitnesses explained that the scalp had come out like a wig. The police have taken up the investigation.
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