Security guard stabs his supervisor in Udupi, held
Udupi (Karnataka), Aug 13: A security guard working at an electronics showroom allegedly stabbed his supervisor after an altercation with him over work-related issues, police said on Tuesday.
In the incident that occurred on August 10, the supervisor, Ronson Everest D'Souza(36), sustained minor stab injuries on his neck and leg, they said.
The assailant Prasad fled the area but was apprehended by Udupi Town police in a parking lot near Krishna temple within a few hours, police said.
According to the police, the security guard had been facing issues at work and was concerned about losing his job. He approached D’Souza, the cluster manager, and requested not to be removed from his position. D'Souza assured Prasad that he would discuss the matter with the higher-ups and get back to him.
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However, on the evening of August 10, as D'Souza was about to leave the showroom around 7.30 PM, Prasad confronted him again. The situation escalated, leading to Prasad attacking him with a knife.
After the attack, Prasad fled the scene but was later picked up by the police near Krishna Mutt’s parking area on August 11, a senior police officer said.
He has since been remanded in judicial custody and charged under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitha, he said.
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Snowfall blocks two key roads providing alternative connectivity to Kashmir
Rajouri/Jammu (PTI): Traffic on the Mughal and Sinthan Top roads, which provide alternate connectivity to Kashmir, was temporarily suspended on Sunday due to light to moderate snowfall in the high-altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
However, traffic on the 270-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar national highway -- the only all weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country -- was plying as usual despite intermittent rains that ended the over one-and-a-half months long dry spell, they said.
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The Mughal road, which connects the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri with south Kashmir's Shopian, was closed for traffic as a precautionary measure after more than three inches of snow was recorded at Peer Ki Gali on Sunday afternoon.
A group of three tea vendors are left stranded on the road and efforts are on to evacuate them to safety, officials said.
After they were trapped in the snow, the vendors made passionate appeals through video messages urging the authorities to rescue them. The Border Roads Organisation has taken up snow clearance work and is trying to reach the stranded persons, officials said.
The Sinthan Top road, which connects Kishtwar and Doda districts in Jammu with south Kashmir's Anantnag, was also closed after moderate snowfall in the higher reaches.
Both the mountainous roads usually remain closed for several months due to heavy snowfall during winter.
