Chikkamagaluru: In a incident reported from Mahalgodu in Chikkamagaluru District, a youngster stabbed a young woman allegedly for rejecting his love proposal, on Wednesday here.
The accused has been identified as Mithun, a resident of Gadigeshwar. The injured victim is said to be critical and is being treated at a hospital in Hassan.
According to the reports the victim on Wednesday had gone for a casual outing with Mithun near a river in Kalasa village. Mithun then reportedly proposed her to which the victim refused and spoke about her ex-lover. Irked by this Mithun pushed the victim into the river, when she managed to come out of river, Mithun then stabbed her several times with a knife on neck and her back.
Hearing for her calls for help, the local residents rushed to the spot and rescued the woman and shifted her to a local hospital from where she was taken to a hospital in Hassan for further treatment.
Mithun has since been reported missing and police have begun investigating the case.
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Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
