Mangaluru: Senior Advocate, social activist and noted educationist K S Kalluraya passed away on Tuesday in the city here. The 75-year old Kalluraya was also a trustee and vice president of Sharada Educational Institutions including Sharada Vidyalaya of Kodialbail.

Kalluraya was also serving as the Director of Laxmi Souharda Co-operative society, Trustee of SKDB, Senior Executive member of lawyer’s association.

He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.

BJP State President and MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, former minister Ramanath Rai, MLC Ivan D’Souza, Harish Kumar, Vedavyasa Kamath, VHP leader Prof. M B Puranik and others condoled his death.

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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.