Truck, bus owners should install speed governors with limit of 60 kmph on vehicles, says Udupi SP
Udupi: The Udupi District Road Safety Authority has made it mandatory for heavy vehicles including buses and trucks transporting stones and sand to get speed governors to prevent accidents, Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar has said.
With several accidents due to overspeeding of transport vehicles and negligence of drivers being reported from the district, the Authority has restricted the speed limit of the heavy vehicles to 60 kmph. The rule will be applicable to all six-wheelers and larger vehicles carrying sand, stone and soil in the district, the senior officer said.
The decision was taken at a recent meeting of the Authority. Truck drivers and owners are given 10 days’ time to install the speed governors in their vehicles. Pamphlets will be distributed to spread awareness among the owners regarding the rules, Shankar added.
In addition, bus owners are instructed to install doors on their vehicles by January 20. Buses found without doors will be confiscated and the owners will have to pay fine, the SP warned.
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Gurugram CA held for slitting pregnant wife's throat with scissors
Jhajjar (PTI): A chartered accountant has been arrested for allegedly killing his pregnant wife by slitting her throat with a pair of scissors and trying to pass it off as a robbery attempt, police said on Wednesday.
According to police, Anshul Dhawan (31) got married to Mehak (27) in September last year. Both worked in Gurugram.
Police received a call on Sunday night reporting that some unidentified people tried to rob Anshul, took his car and kidnapped his wife, SHO Badli, Inspector Suresh said.
When police reached the spot, they found the woman's body near a dry canal with injury marks on her neck, he said.
Suspecting inconsistencies in Anshul's version of events, police took him into custody for interrogation. He confessed that he had killed Mehak with a pair of scissors, wearing gloves, over suspicions about her character, SHO said.
"During his questioning, it came to light that he had pre-planned the murder. His wife worked in a private bank in Gurugram. He had doubts that she talked to her friends, and he did not like it," SHO added. Following the confession, Anshul was arrested on Monday.
Further investigation into the matter is underway, police said.
Mehak's sister, Shruti, told the reporters that the family had doubts that Anshul was involved in the murder. She said, "We want justice; the killer should be hanged. He did not even think that his wife was two months pregnant."
She said on February 15, Anshul came to their house and stayed only for ten minutes and left with Mehal for Gurugram.
Shruti alleged that Anshul had pre-planned the murder.
