Puttur: A 58-year-old man was seriously injured as a car hit him while he was crossing the Mani-Mysuru National Highway stretch in Sampya of Aryapu village, Puttur taluk, on Wednesday morning.

The injured pedestrian, Abdul Rahiman who is also called Puthucha Sampya, is a resident of Sampya. Rahiman was reportedly crossing the road after parking his scooter opposite the Sampya Masjid when the car hit him. The pedestrian fell on the road due to the intensity of the collision and sustained serious injuries.

He was taken to Medland Hospital in Sampya for primary treatment and shifted to a hospital in Mangaluru for further treatment.

A case has been registered at the Puttur Rural Police Station. Investigation is underway.

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Maharajganj (UP) (PTI): A 29-year-old married woman was found hanging at her in-laws' home here, with her in-laws claiming it was suicide while her mother alleging murder over dowry, police said on Sunday.

According to police, Anukriti (29) had married Manoj Gond six years ago and lived with her in-laws in Mahadeva village.

Her in-laws claimed that she died by suicide after allegedly hanging herself inside a room of the house on Saturday evening, police said.

After receiving information about the incident, a police team reached the spot and sent the body for a post-mortem.

Paniyara police station in-charge Sanjay Kumar Singh said that based on a complaint filed by the woman’s mother, a case was registered on Sunday against her husband Manoj Gond, mother-in-law Punam, father-in-law Sumer Gond, and brother-in-law Munna Gond.

The complainant alleged that Anukriti was being harassed for dowry by in-laws and was murdered over dowry-related demands, Singh said.

(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)