Father pours petrol on son sets him on fire; arrested
Mangaluru: In a shocking incident that occurred on Monday night, a father poured petrol on his son and lit him on fire following an argument over tying their domestically owned cattle outside their residence in Mangaluru’s Jeppina Mogaru.
The accused father who has been identified as Vishwanath Shetty (52), a resident of Kopparigeguttu, has been arrested by the police. His son, the burn victim has been identified as Swamith Shetty (25), is currently receiving medical treatment in a hospital.
Reportedly, the father-son duo had gotten into a verbal conflict over the topic of tying their cattle outside their residence, and Swamith Shetty used derogatory language, behaved aggressively towards his father, after which Vishwanath Shetty poured petrol on his son and lit him on fire, the complaint states.
A case has been registered in this regard at the Kankanady City Police station.
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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.
