One injured as heavy rain, thunderstorm lashes Belthangady
Belthangady: Heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms lashed Naravi village in the Taluk on Tuesday evening bringing some relief to the uprising heat in the region over the last week.
The rain and thunderstorm however have also resulted in a woman sustaining injuring as thunderbolt struck a house in the village. The injured woman has been identified as Supriya, wife of Ravi, a resident of Naravi Noojodi.,
The incident occurred when Supriya was reportedly standing near the meter board of the house when the thunderbolt struck. She is being treated at the Narawi Primary Health Center.
Wiring of the house was completely burned in the incident and walls have cracked, sources said.
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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.
