Puttur: A Hindu Jagarana Vedike Activist and office bearer was on Tuesday late night brutally murdered during Ganesh Chaturthi festival here in Puttur.
The deceased has been identified as Karthik Merla.
He was stabbed by assailants in Sampya where Karthik was participating in a Ganesh Chaturti event on Tuesday night. Case against Charanraj, Kiran and Preethesh have been registered for stabbing and murdering Karthik.
He was immediately rushed to hospital but he succumbed to the injuries. Puttur Rural Police have registered a case in this regard and are further 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.
