Udupi: In a road mishap an auto rickshaw commuting students to the school overturned injuring eight of them on Tuesday morning near Indrali here in Manipal.

According to the reports the incident took place when the students were on their way to Kadiyali School from Manipal’s Shantinagar on Tuesday morning.

Sources added that the auto driver lost control over the wheel when a two-wheeler rider riding ahead of the auto applied immediate break. The auto driver in an attempt to avoid collision with the two-wheeler lost control over his vehicle which overturned. Eight students sustained minor injuries in the incident and were taken to private hospital in Manipal for treatment.

A case has been registered at Manipal Police Station in this regard.

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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.