Thumbay: Mentally ill boy tied up to tree by locals
Accused of trying to steal from temple's donation box
Bantwal: A mentally ill man was tied up to a tree by locals for allegedly trying to steal money from a temple's donation box in Thumbay taluk in Bantwal taluk on Sunday.
The locals handed over a youth to the police on the outskirts of Mangaluru on the charges of allegedly attempting to steal money from donation box of Sri Mahalingeshwara Temple, which is under construction.
Bantwal rural police told Varthabharathi that they have detained a person and informed to his family members. "He is mentally ill. No action has been initiated against him as the people related to the temple have not given any complaint regarding the Thumbe temple incident," Rural police inspector Prasanna added.
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UP: Passenger falls to death while spitting 'paan' from moving bus
Sultanpur (UP), Nov 30: A 45-year-old passenger fell to his death from an air-conditioned Uttar Pradesh roadways bus allegedly after he opened its door to spit 'pann' as the vehicle moved through the Purvanchal Expressway here on Saturday, police said.
The incident took place on the 93-km milestone of the expressway around 10.30 am when the bus was en route to Lucknow from Azamgarh.
"As the bus reached near Bihi village in the Baldirai police station area, a passenger opened the door of the moving bus to spit. He lost balance and fell onto the road, resulting in his death. He had opened the door to spit 'paan'," a police official said.
"The bus was stopped immediately, and Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) officials along with the police were informed," the official said.
Baldirai Station House Officer (SHO) Dheeraj Kumar said that UPEIDA personnel rushed the victim to the local Community Health Centre via ambulance, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
"The deceased was identified as Ram Jiavan, a resident of Chinhat area in Lucknow. His wife, Savitri, was also travelling with him on the bus," Kumar said.
He added that the bus has been taken to the police station for further investigation and the body has been sent for post-mortem.
