District Administration give Rs. Five lakh to the family of kids who died due to wall collapse
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District Administration on Monday announced a ex-gratia amount of Rs. five lakh to the family of two kids who died after a wall collapsed at their home in Padil on Sunday evening.
Accompanied by Mangaluru Tahsildar Guruprasad and MLC Harish Kumar, MLA Vedavyadas Kamath handed over the cheque to the family.
Two kids on Sunday evening died while being taken to the hospital after the wall of their house collapsed when they were reportedly studying and preparing for their examination. The wall had reportedly collapsed due to heavy rain in the region.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
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.
