Montepadavu landslide: Death toll rises to 3; Another child succumbs, mother rescued from debris
Konaje: The death toll in the tragic landslide at Hitthilukodi in Montepadavu, Manjanady village, has risen to three after another child was found dead under the debris.
Ashwini, who was trapped beneath the rubble along with her children, has been rescued. However, her one-and-a-half-year-old child, Ayush, was declared dead. Earlier, her three-year-old son Aryan had also succumbed to injuries after being pulled out by rescue teams.
The landslide occurred around 4 AM on Friday when a hill collapsed onto a house, killing 58-year-old Prema, wife of house owner Kanthappa Poojary, on the spot. Ashwini, the wife of Kanthappa’s son Seetharam, and her two young children were trapped under the debris.
Aryan was rescued around noon but died soon after. Later, Ashwini and her younger child Ayush were also pulled out, but Ayush could not be saved. Ashwini has been admitted to the hospital.
Kanthappa Poojary and his son Seetharam, who were also trapped inside the collapsed house, were rescued earlier in the morning. Kanthappa sustained serious leg injuries and is currently undergoing treatment.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
