Mangaluru, Sep 11 (PTI) A six-year-old girl on her way back home after her Madrasa classes, died on after being hit by a bike at Paladka in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, police sources said.

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The deceased has been identified as Rifa, daughter of Rashid, a resident of Paladka in Aramboor village of the taluk.

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Rifa was returning home after attending the Madrassa on Saturday when a bike travelling towards Sullia hit her. Though she was immediately rushed to a hospital, doctors declared her brought dead, the sources said.

Sullia police have registered a case and investigation is on.

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