BC Road: Bike rider critically injured in lorry-bike collision
Bantwal: A bike rider was critically injured in a collision between his bike and a container lorry on BC Road on Mangaluru-Bengaluru national highway.
The injured has been identified as Suryakanth(38), a resident of Kelagina Pete.
The incident occurred when Suryakanth’s bike collided with a container lorry while riding on a dangerous curve on BC Road bridge. Following which, Suryakanth sustained serious head injury.
Bantwal Traffic police have registered a case in this regard.
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Bengaluru: KAS officer, driver caught in Rs 30 lakh bribe case
Bengaluru: Lokayukta police have arrested a KAS officer and his driver for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 30 lakh bribe to pass a favourable order in a pending RRT case.
The accused have been identified as Nagaprashanth (KAS), serving as Special Assistant Commissioner (North) and Special Land Acquisition Officer-1, KIADB, and Kumar, a driver associated with his office, Deccan Herald reported.
Based on a complaint by Ravi Kumar, a resident of Attur in Yelahanka, Lokayukta team laid a trap.
According to investigators, the accused had demanded Rs 30 lakh, of which Rs 15 lakh was allegedly collected earlier by the driver on the officer’s instructions.
On Wednesday, the driver was caught red-handed while accepting the remaining Rs 15 lakh, leading to the arrest of both him and the officer.
Both accused have been taken into custody, and further investigation is underway.
