Udupi: 50-year-old man dies on the spot in bike-tempo collision near Katapady
Udupi: A bike rider died on the spot in the vicinity of the railway bridge of Subhash Nagar near Katapady on Tuesday morning, after his motorbike collided head-on with a tempo.
The deceased biker has been identified as Srinivas Rao, aged 50 years.
Rao was riding from Katapady to Shankarapura when the tempo, which was coming from the opposite direction, collided with his motorbike head-on.
The rider fell off his two-wheeler due to the collision. He died on the spot as he was grievously injured.
A case has been filed at the Shirva Police Station; investigation is going on.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
