Man suspected to be child kidnapper thrashed by mob in Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Aug.19: A man was tied to a pole and thrashed by a mob in Gurukambala here suspecting him to be a child kidnapper. The incident took place at Guru Kambala here on Sunday, August 19.
The victim was Hamza (63), resident of Kankanady. Hamza visited the houses in Guru Ambala to raise money to pay his friend's debt that he took during his sister's marriage. A group noticing him suspected him to be a child lifter and attacked him, police said.
Police rushed to the spot and managed to save Hamza from attackers. He was sent home after treatment. A case has been filed in Bajpe police station.
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Five crushed to death after truck ploughs into tent in Kerala
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): At least five people, including two children, were killed and as many persons injured when a truck ploughed into the roadside tent where they were sleeping in this central Kerala district early on Tuesday, police said.
The victims, nomads living in tents set up along the highway, were struck by the truck on a national highway in Nattika, under the Valapad police station limits, at 4.30 am, they said.
The injured have been admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital, with the condition of two individuals reported as serious, police said.
Among the deceased are two children, aged one-and-a-half and four years. Two women were also killed.
The driver and cleaner of the vehicle have been taken into custody, police added.
