Padubidri: Couple crossing NH 66 in Mulooru hit by private bus; husband killed on spot, wife injured
Padubidri: In a road accident reported from Mulooru, a couple was hit by a private bus while crossing the National Highway 66 near Mirchi hotel on Wednesday night, resulting in the husband dying on the spot and the wife being injured grievously.
The couple was living in Bharat Nagar, Kapu, of Udupi district. The accident victim is identified as Hidayatullah (55). The wife, Savar, is being treated at a private hospital.
Hidayatullah and Savar were traveling on a motorbike from Uchila to Kapu and had stopped at Mulooru. Parking the bike beside the highway, the couple was crossing the road to reach the hotel when the private bus, which was traveling from Udupi to Mangaluru, is reported to have hit them. Hidayatullah, who fell on the road and was grievously injured due to the collision, died on the spot.
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The deceased man is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. He had been working in Saudi Arabia and had recently taken leave to visit his family in Kapu. He was also expected to return to work in a couple of days, sources have said.
Padubidri Police reportedly visited the accident spot and conducted an inspection.
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Ranchi: Temple guard bludgeoned to death during robbery attempt, 3 held
Ranchi (PTI): A 60-year-old security guard of a temple in Ranchi was bludgeoned to death with a stone during a robbery attempt, police said on Saturday.
The incident happened late on Thursday at the Jagannath Temple in the Dhurwa Smart City area, they said.
"Three persons were arrested on Friday for killing the security guard. They confessed to the crime and told police that the victim had identified them. Therefore, in fear of being caught, they killed him by attacking him with a stone on his head," SSP Rakesh Ranjan said.
"Thereafter, they took money from the donation box and fled the scene. Two of them have criminal antecedents," he added.
Ranjan said the investigators recovered Rs 3 lakh in cash that had been robbed, the stone with blood-stained marks, and the iron rod used to break open the lock of the donation box kept there.
An FIR in this regard was lodged at the Dhurwa police station, he said, adding that the accused were sent to judicial custody by a court.
