Bantwal: In an accident that occurred on Tuesday morning around 10 am, a Gas Tanker collided with a Maruti Eco car, causing injuries to 6 individuals at Panemangaluru near Melkar.

The passengers of the car, residents of Mulki Kinnigoli Aikala were returning after serving as the drummers at the a religious event in Nintikallu when the collision occurred.

The six individuals in the car, who were seriously injured had to be taken to the hospital to receive treatment. The accident has reportedly destroyed the car.

Traffic SI Rajesh and his team visited the accident site and conducted an investigation.

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Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.

The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.

According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.

Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.

Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.

After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.