Puttur: Assault with lethal weapons; 2 killed, woman seriously injured
Puttur: A senior citizen and a girl were killed and a woman was critically injured when miscreants assaulted them with lethal weapons late on Monday night at Hosmaru village in Kuriya here.
The deceased have been identified as Koggu Saheb (62), and his granddaughter Sameeha (16). Critically injured Khatejamma (55), Koggu Saheb's wife, has been admitted to a private hospital in Puttur.
The deadly attack took place when the trio were asleep at their house on Monday night However, the incident came to the light only on Tuesday morning.
Sampya police have registered a case in this regard.
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Bengaluru: KAS officer, driver caught in Rs 30 lakh bribe case
Bengaluru: Lokayukta police have arrested a KAS officer and his driver for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 30 lakh bribe to pass a favourable order in a pending RRT case.
The accused have been identified as Nagaprashanth (KAS), serving as Special Assistant Commissioner (North) and Special Land Acquisition Officer-1, KIADB, and Kumar, a driver associated with his office, Deccan Herald reported.
Based on a complaint by Ravi Kumar, a resident of Attur in Yelahanka, Lokayukta team laid a trap.
According to investigators, the accused had demanded Rs 30 lakh, of which Rs 15 lakh was allegedly collected earlier by the driver on the officer’s instructions.
On Wednesday, the driver was caught red-handed while accepting the remaining Rs 15 lakh, leading to the arrest of both him and the officer.
Both accused have been taken into custody, and further investigation is underway.
