A special friend misses Nagesh

Among the family members who trailed Nagesh’s body to Tiruvenahalli village in Peresandra near Chikkaballapur was Nagesh’s shadow, Appu. While his parents Anjanappa and Nagaratnamma travelled in the ambulance, grieving by their son’s still figure, the family followed in a Tata Ace on Friday.
“Nagesh and his dog Appu were like brothers. In villages, it’s common to see such human-dog relationships.But the relationship between Nagesh and Appu was very special. He would bathe Appu once a week and feed him eggs, biscuit and dosa,” Nagesh’s relative Anjanappa told TOI.
Appu began behaving strangely when the incident happened, recall neighbours. “We were irritated by his behaviour. He was barking continuously and making strange noises. Then, when Nagesh’s body was brought to the house, it was tough to control Appu,” they said.
“Nagesh lived with his uncle and aunt as his parents worked in a distant quarry. They would visit him during weekends and sometimes, Nagesh would visit the quarry,” they added.
Postmortem in Bangalore
Neighbours are curious to know why Avalahalli police shifted the body to Bowring Hospital in Bangalore while the autopsy could have been done in Hoskote Government Hospital.
“We’ll wait till Nagesh’s parents return from the cremation. Then we’ll definitely question the police why they shifted Nagesh’s body to Bowring Hospital,” they said.