BJP Udupi Municipal Council Member accused of assaulting couple over land dispute
Udupi: A complaint has been filed against Balakrishna Shetty, a member of the Udupi Municipal Council affiliated with the BJP, along with six others for allegedly assaulting and threatening a couple over a land dispute.
Savita from Kakkunje lodged a complaint at the women’s police station regarding the assault.
According to the complaint, Savita and Balakrishna Shetty had been embroiled in a dispute over Savita's house and her husband's garage for approximately four years. On May 10, Balakrishna Shetty, accompanied by other individuals, visited Savita's husband's garage twice, threatening to harm them if they did not withdraw a case filed at the Manipal police station.
Later that evening, Savita, along with her husband and children, approached the garage in Kakkunje Narayan Nagar, where Balakrishna Shetty and 29 others were allegedly present, holding a steel rod. When questioned about their presence, the accused reportedly attempted to break the garage. Savita stated in her complaint that Balakrishna Shetty, along with Rakshita Shetty, Raju, and Girish, assaulted her and her husband with a steel rod and threatened to kill them.
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Four of family killed as car jumps divider on highway in Gujarat's Panchmahal
Godhra (Gujarat) (PTI): Four members of a family were killed, and one sustained grievous injuries after their speeding car jumped a divider on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway corridor in Gujarat's Panchmahal district on Monday, police said.
The car driver lost control of the wheels near Kalol. As a result, the four-wheeler jumped the divider and veered off to the other side of the highway, an official from Kalol police station said.
Soon after the accident, some locals rushed to the scene and also alerted the police. Efforts were made to pull out the people trapped in the car.
Four persons died on the spot, while one suffered injuries, the official said.
The deceased were members of a family from Vadodara and were returning from Rajasthan when the tragedy struck, the official said.
They have been identified as Sajid Iqbal Khinji (55), Ilyas Iqbal Khinji (50), Ishaq Iqbal Khinji (48) and Rehan Azgar Khinji (35).
