One killed another critical in road mishap at Puttur
Puttur: A 22-year-old bike rider died after he rammed his bike into an electricity pole before coming under a bus on Parladka road here on Saturday night. A pillion rider who was accompanying the deceased, has sustained critical injuries in the accident.
The deceased has been identified as Bharatraj (22), son of Chandrashekhar Gowda, a farmer and laborer from Veeramangala Khandiga. Bharatraj was reportedly attending the Puttur Ganeshotsava Shobhayatre.
He was riding on the Parladka road with Dhanush (24), son of Jayadeep of Kolthige Perlampadi, when he lost control over the motorbike, which first hit the electricity pole beside the road and then a bus that was traveling to Mangaluru.
Bharatraj sustained critical injuries in the head due to the impact of the mishap. He was rushed to a hospital in Mangaluru, where he apparently breathed his last. Dhanush is under treatment at the Puttur hospital.
Dakshina Kannada ASP Kumara Chandra, who was passing through the Parladka Road at the time of the accident, rushed to help Bharatraj and took the youngster to the Mangaluru hospital.
Bharatraj was the only son of Chandrashekhar Gowda and his wife. He was studying at the ITI and also used to work in the fields, said the locals.
A case in this regard has been registered at Puttur Traffic Police Station.
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Woman, daughter beaten up by neighbours over water dispute in Navi Mumbai; 8 booked
Thane (PTI): A woman was thrashed, and her 18-year-old daughter was stripped and beaten up by their neighbours over a water dispute in Navi Mumbai, police said on Saturday.
The police have registered a case against eight members of a family in connection with the assault that occurred in Panvel on Thursday, but no one has been arrested as yet, an official said.
According to the police, the accused attacked the mother-daughter duo, suspecting them of complaining about water wastage in their locality in the Nhava Sheva area.
As per the FIR, the accused allegedly beat up the woman and her daughter and stripped the teen in public, the official said.
The accused also allegedly used casteist slurs against the victims during the attack, he said.
The official said a case was registered under sections 74 (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 76 (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe), and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
