Mangaluru: Retired Government Officer dies in hit-and-run accident
Mangaluru: In an accident that occurred on Sunday night, a retired government officer who was walking beside Circuit House in the city, was run over by a car causing his death on the spot. The deceased has been identified as A. Anand (62), a resident of Ladyhill.
After retiring from his position as an Officer in the BSNL, Anand was working in a private company in Udupi. On Sunday night, after finishing a company meeting, Anand had gotten off a bus and was walking beside the Circuit House road when a speeding car belonging to an AEE of a government department named Shanmugam ran over Anand and fled the scene, eye-witnesses said.
Anand, who was grievously injured in the hit-and-run died on the spot, it is learned. But, the accused driver Shanmugam, did not stop his vehicle and is said to have fled from the accident site. However, the locals caught up to the accused driver in other vehicles by following his car and waylaid him. Reportedly, he was handed over to the police.
As per the complaint made by the deceased victim’s wife, the Kadri Traffic Police have registered a case against the accused Shanmugam.
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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.
