Belthangady: Son, grandson of elderly woman arrested after video of them assaulting her goes viral
Belthangady: Belthangady Police on Friday arrested the son and a grandson of an elderly woman for assaulting her, after a video of the incident went viral on social media platforms.
The victim woman has been identified as Appi Shetty, a resident of Halasinakatte in Belthangady while the accused have been identified as her son Srinivas Shetty and grandson Pradeep Shetty. Both of them have been arrested.
A video of Srinivas Shetty and Pradeep Shetty torturing the aged and ill Appi Shetty went viral on local social media platforms, following which Belthangady Police filed a suo-moto case and arrested the accused.
The accused have been booked under IPC sections 323, 504, and section 24 of Senior Citizen Act 2007, police said in a release.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
