Mudradi: Running car catches fire; driver escapes unhurt
Hebri: In an incident that occurred early Tuesday morning, a moving car suddenly caught fire and completely burned down on the Someshwar road which falls under the Mudradi Gram Panchayat jurisdiction. Reportedly, the sole passenger in the car escaped the vehicle unhurt.
The survivor has been identified as Ramesh, a resident of Haveri. Reportedly, Ramesh was returning home on his Maruti Alto around 5 am on Tuesday, after finishing a pooja at Hiriyadka when his car caught fire midway at Someshwar road, it is learned. Fortunately, Ramesh is said to have jumped out from the burning vehicle in the nick of time and escaped unhurt.
Reportedly, the firefighters from the Karkala Fire Brigade Unit arrived at the site of the accident and put out the fire, however, the car was destroyed in the fire.
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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.
