Manjeshwar: Five people were seriously injured when a Maruti Swift car collided with a parked Alto car on National Highway 66 near Arikkada on Friday.

The commuters of the Alto car had been to a nearby hotel for breakfast after parking their car under a tree when the mishap took place.

The Swift car was proceeding from Mangaluru when the accident took place. All five injured have been admitted to a private hospital in Mangaluru.

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Godda (PTI): A man was beaten to death allegedly for stealing cattle in Jharkhand's Godda district, a police officer said on Thursday.

The 45-year-old man identified as Pappu Ansari was a resident of Ranipur village under Pathargama police station limit of the district, the police officer said.

The incident occurred in Matihani village under Poraiyahat police station limit on Wednesday night. Ansari was beaten to death by unidentified persons over stealing cattle.

Confirming the incident, Deputy Superintendent of Police J P N Chaudhary said the victim had a criminal record and had been to jail in several occasions in the past.

An investigation was underway to ascertain how the incident took place, the persons involved in the crime, the DySP said.

More details would be provided only after the investigation, Chaudary added.