Mangaluru: Road accident on Netravati bridge leaves Auto-rickshaw driver dead
Mangaluru: In an accident that occurred on Saturday morning, a speeding car rear-ended an Auto-rickshaw resulting in the death of the rickshaw driver on the Netravathi Bridge in the outskirts of the National Highway 66 near Thokkottu.
The deceased rickshaw driver has been identified as Sanjeev Poojary (45), a resident of Pajeer.
The Auto which was going to Thokottu from Mangaluru hit from behind by a speeding car, it is learned. The car driver’s irresponsible driving has been blamed for this unfortunate accident.
The Rickshaw driver, who got thrown out of his vehicle upon impact is said to have been run over by the car, causing his instant death. The people who witnessed the accident gathered at the site and expressed their anger by attacking the car driver, it is learned.
The Mangaluru South Traffic police arrived at the scene and dispersed the angry crowd, and took the car driver into custody. The body of the rickshaw driver was reportedly transported to the city’s Wenlock hospital.
The car possessing Kerala’s pass was reportedly on the way to Kasaragod via the Talapady route. It is learned that both the vehicles were damaged in the accident.
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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.
