Mangaluru, July 25: A two-wheeler rider died when a lorry rammed his scooter on railway over bridge at Baikampady here on Wednesday.

The victim is identified as Hameed (70) of Shantinagar in Kavoor. The accident happened when Hameed was going towards Kuluru on national highway 66. In an attempt to overtake the scooter, lorry driver Rajesh knocked the scooter and both Hameed and scooter fell on the road sustaining severe injuries. Suddenly, he was rushed to a private hospital. But he died in the hospital as he did not respond to the treatment. Mangaluru traffic police (North) registered a case against lorry driver Rajesh of Baikampady.



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Kalaburagi: A 29-year-old woman, Jyothi, who was a resident of the Sangameshwara Colony in the city, was allegedly murdered and her body set on fire, in an incident reported from Itaga village of Kalaburagi taluk.

Jyothi, who got married 10 years ago, had left her husband five years ago, returned to her parents’ house and was living there since then. Jyothi had gone out of home on Thursday morning; in the afternoon, however, her body was found in a charred state.

Farhatabad Police officers have registered a case and are investigating. They have suspected the deceased woman to have been murdered and a family feud to be the reason for the possible murder.