Mangaluru, Nov 14: Two men lost their lives while two others were injured as a pick-up truck rammed into a tree at highway near Thumbe Ramalkatte in Dakshina Kannada district on Sunday.
The deceased have identified as Chetan (25) and Ashith (21), residents of Uppinangady, police sources said.
The two injured persons Sinchan and Sudeep have been hospitalised.
The victims were travelling from Mangaluru after attending a function, when the pick-up truck skidded off the road and rammed into a tree at Thumbe in Bantwal taluk.
Bantwal traffic police visited the spot and investigation is on.





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Mumbai: An assistant commissioner of police was arrested by Worli Police in Central Mumbai under charge of flashing his private parts before a nine-year-old girl.
The arrested officer is reportedly under judicial custody, at present, according to a report by The Times of India.
The incident occurred in a garden on April 23, a police officer has said, adding that they arrested the ACP soon after the complaint was filed. So far, only one party has filed a complaint against the senior officer, the source has informed.
The senior officer has been charged with molestation and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the police officer said.
Further investigation of the case is underway.
