Kasaragod: Express train pelted with stones at Bekal; two men held
Kasaragod: Bekal Police have arrested two men who are identified as workers on the Bekal beach in the district and are accused of pelting stones on Tuesday at the Mangaluru-Chennai Express.
The arrested men, Sundar (49) of Mavvar in Kasaragod district and Roshan Roy (19) of Murshidabad, allegedly pelted stones at the train near Bekal on Tuesday afternoon.
While no fatality was reported in the incident, the police officers who probed the matter took Sundar and Roshan into custody. On being questioned by the police, the duo is learned to have confessed to have pelted stones at the express.
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Two people killed as poultry vehicle rams into parked truck in Belagavi
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Two people were killed, and another was severely injured after a goods vehicle transporting poultry birds allegedly rammed into a stationary truck on a national highway in Belagavi in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Wasim (28) and Mubarak (22), both natives of Shivamogga district, they said.
The driver of the vehicle, Basavaraj Eerappa Hanchinamani (37), suffered critical injuries and has been admitted to a hospital, police said.
According to police, the accident occurred when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, allegedly due to drowsiness, and crashed into a truck parked along the highway.
The goods vehicle was en route from Kolhapur to Sorab in Shivamogga district, carrying poultry. Several chickens were also killed in the impact, a senior police officer said.
Police personnel from the Hirebagewadi Police Station visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
Injured people and the bodies of the deceased were shifted to a hospital, police added.
