Montepadavu: Woman dies after hill collapse on house
Ullal: Continuous heavy rain triggered a hill collapse that struck two houses near Kodi in the Montepadavu area under the Manjanady Gram Panchayat limits, leading to the death of a woman late Thursday night.
The deceased has been identified as Prema (50), wife of Kanthappa Poojary. The hill slid onto the portion of the house where the family was sleeping, resulting in the fatal incident. Kanthappa Poojary sustained serious injuries to his leg and has been admitted to the hospital.
Reports suggest that four individuals were trapped under the debris, and rescue operations are ongoing. Locals and officials are engaged in clearing the area and searching for the missing.
Personnel from the NDRF and SDRF, along with Ullal Tahsildar Puttaraju, Revenue Inspector Pramod, and other authorities, have reached the site and are actively involved in the rescue operations.
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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.
