Padubidri: A biker was killed on the spot as an unidentified vehicle hit his two-wheeler on the National Highway 66 stretch in Ucchila early Tuesday morning.

While the victim's identity is yet to be ascertained, it was found that he was riding a bike with a Puttur registration and traveling in the direction from Udupi to Mangaluru. The rider was found to have sustained serious injuries in the head, as he fell on the road due to impact of the collision.

Social activist Jamaluddin Ucchila, Hamid, Raees, Razaq, Anwar Koteshwara and Sadiq Padubidri of Muloor Ambulance services helped take the victim's body to a local hospital.

Padubidri Police have arrived at the accident spot and conducted an inspection.

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Lohardaga (Jharkhand) (PTI): A mentally unstable man was arrested for allegedly bludgeoning his elderly mother and wife to death in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district, police said on Sunday.

The incident took place in Dhanamuji village in Bhandra police station area on Saturday evening. The deceased have been identified as Rupi Oraon (62) and Somri Oraon (45), they said.

"The accused, Madwa Oraon, was arrested immediately after the incident. He allegedly attacked his mother and wife with an iron rod after an altercation over some issues, leading to their death on the spot," Lohardaga Superintendent of Police (SP) Sadique Anwar Rizvi said.

He said the bodies of both the victims were sent to Sadar Hospital, Lohardaga for post-mortem examination.

"The accused is mentally unstable. He has been receiving treatment for the last one year. He used to get agitated over small issues, and that might have been the reason behind the incident," another police officer said.

An FIR has been registered against the accused, Manoj Gupta, officer-in-charge of Bhandra police station, said.