Sulya: In an incident that occurred on Wednesday night, a pick-up vehicle collided into a speed-break barricade and ran over four individuals, resulting in the death of a youngster and severely injuring three others, who were all waiting for the bus by the roadside at Peraje.
The deceased youngster has been identified as Murshid, a resident of Duggaladka.
Murshid was with his friends Rafiq, Sathish, and Umar waiting for the bus near Peraje masonry when the driver of an oncoming pick-up vehicle lost control over the vehicle and collided into the nearby speed-break barricade and hit the four youngsters in the impact’s aftermath. The severely injured youngsters were taken to the Sullia Government Hospital and given first aid after which they were being transported to a hospital in Mangaluru for further treatment. Unfortunately, Murshid died on the way to the hospital, it is learned.
Sullia police visited the scene of the accident and conducted an investigation.
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Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
