Kadaba: In a tragic road accident reported from Kabada, a child died while five others sustained critical injuries when a KSRTC bus rammed into a car on the Uppinangady-Subramanya state highway here on Monday.
The car and the bus collided head-on near Ittur Gram Panchayath when the car was heading towards Subramanya and the bus was coming from the opposite direction.
The injured were rushed to Kadaba Community Health Centre for treatment and were later shifted to Puttur.
Bus drivers and two other passengers on the bus also sustained minor injuries in the accident.
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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.
