Belthangady: The Belthangady Police have apprehended an individual for allegedly assaulting a Government Animal Husbandry Department ambulance driver at Laila on Tuesday afternoon.

The ambulance driver identified as Rakshit a native of Kadaba, has been admitted to the Beltangady Government Hospital.

The incident unfolded, after a car driver waylaid Rakshit’s ambulance, assaulted Rakshit who was on his way to Neriya to deliver necessary services to the village. The episode was reportedly captured on a mobile camera.

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The incident took place in the middle of the highway resulting in traffic disruption. Meanwhile, locals witnessing this held the individual handed over to the police.

A complaint in connection with the incident has been registered at the Belthangady Police Station.

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Vilnius (AP/PTI): A DHL cargo plane crashed Monday morning near the Lithuanian capital.

The Lithuanian airport authority identified the aircraft as a “DHL cargo plane flying from Leipzig, Germany, to Vilnius Airport.”

It posted on the social platform X that city services including a fire truck were on site.

DHL Group, headquartered in Bonn, Germany, did not immediately return a call for comment.