Five injured in pickup truck, auto-rickshaw collision in Bantwal
Bantwal: Five persons sustained injuries in a head-on collision between a pickup truck and rickshaw in Bantwal market area on Thursday afternoon here.
The pickup truck which was heading towards Bantwal from BC Road, loaded with soft drinks, collided with auto-rickshaw before hitting the electric pole beside the road overturning on the road. Drivers of both the vehicles have reportedly sustained injuries in the accident.
The auto-rickshaw driver has been identified as Gerald Sankthis while the driver of pickup truck has been identified as Gautam. Three passengers who were travelling on the auto-rickshaw have also sustained injuries in the accident.
The injured victim were initially take to private hospital on BC Road and were shifted to private hospital in Mangaluru after first-aid.
The incident led to blockage of traffic movement on the road for over an hour. Local traffic police reached the spot and registered a case in this regard.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
