Udupi: In a tragic road accident, a 35-year old woman identified as Mamatha, died after her two-wheeler was hit by an oncoming private bus on Thursday evening here at Kinnimulky in Udupi.

Mamtha reportedly was owning a beauty parlor in Udupi and was wife of Sudhakar, a resident of Alevoor.

According to the reports, Mamatha was heading towards Govinda Kalyana Mantapa road when an oncoming bus rammed into her two-wheeler, injuring her severely.

The bus driver fled the scene immediately after the accident while Mamtha was rushed to a local hospital where she was declared brought dead by the doctors.

A case has been registered at Udupi Town Police Station and investigations are underway.



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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court recently quashed an FIR against a man facing charges of misbehaviour with a woman under the condition that he would assist the Delhi Traffic Police at a traffic signal for a period of 30 days.

High Court judge Justice Navin Chawla passed the judgement after hearing the petition filed by Vikas Bohat for a quashing of the FIR against him under Sections 354 (outraging modesty of a woman), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), reports Bar and Bench.

Justice Chawla, on being informed that the petitioner and the complainant had settled the matter amicably and entered into a settlement, passed the judgement after inspecting the FIR as well as the settlement agreement.

Stating that the FIR would be quashed under the condition that Bohat render his services to the Delhi Traffic Police, the Court said, "He (Bohat) shall report to the DCP Traffic for rendering the assistance at a traffic signal assigned to him. At the end of the aforesaid period of 30 days, the DCP Traffic shall issue a certificate to the petitioner, which the petitioner shall thereafter file before this Court within a period of two months from today. If such a certificate is not filed, the Registry shall place this matter before this Court for further directions."