Continued rain affects life in Kasaragod
roads, houses in Manjeshwara flooded, Madhur temple inundated
Kasaragod: Incessant rainfall along with strong winds since Thursday evening has greatly affected everyday life in several parts of the district, some of which are also experiencing floods.
The famous Madhur temple in the district was inundated due to the heavy rain.
Places like Manjeshwara Hosabettu, Varkady Gerukatte, Pavoor, Udyavara Macchampady, Bangra Manjeshwara, Mogral and Eriyal near Kumbla have been flood-affected.
Traffic movement was halted on the Chevar-Nandarapadavu stretch of the Malnad highway on account of tree fall and landslide incidents at several points. The condition of the road was highly affected; landslide was also reported on the Cherkala-Chattanchal stretch. Traffic movement was brought to a halt at Kayyar on the Bandiyod-Permude road as well, as landslide was reported here.
In Manjeshwara taluk, a car and a motorbike, which had been parked in Majibail Battattooru, were reported to have been washed away in the floods. Many houses were flooded in Hosabettu of the taluk and the authorities ensured that the families were taken to safer avenues.
Landslide was also reported on the Kasaragod-Chandragiri stretch.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
