Udupi: Two held for trying to run over police
Udupi (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly trying to run over policemen who tried to stop them near the Hejamadi toll plaza, police said on Saturday.
Mohammad Azeem of Kaup and Mohammad Razik of Bajpe were arrested on Friday night, they said.
The incident occurred on August 5, following which both escaped to Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The police tracked them and made the arrests when they returned to the district on September 5.
Another suspect in the case was arrested on the spot the same day.
According to the police, all of them were travelling in an SUV and were carrying cattle illegally to a slaughterhouse from Gangolli to Mangaluru on the day of incident.
Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar recalled that the confrontation began when Gangolli police, acting on a tip-off, intercepted an SUV carrying stolen cattle near the tollgate.
The suspects allegedly attempted to flee by ramming the vehicle into officers and a toll patrol car.
During the attack, Sub-Inspector Basavaraj Kanashetty was knocked down and sustained injuries. Constable Sandeep was also hurt while trying to intercept the vehicle.
According to him, police managed to apprehend Sharoz, who was later presented in court. The other suspects, reportedly with four to five stolen cattle in the SUV, fled after ramming another vehicle. All three of them have pending cases of cow lifting in various police stations in three coastal districts of Karnataka.
Both men were arrested, and police said further procedures are underway in connection with the illegal transportation of cattle and attempt to endanger law enforcement personnel, a senior police officer said.
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Road crash in UP leaves 10 dead
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (PTI): Ten people were killed when a van collided head-on with a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur national highway on Monday, police said.
The van was going to Sisaiya from Lakhimpur when the accident took place between Unchgaon and Bharehta villages.
Circle Officer of Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, said all nine passengers travelling in the van and the driver were killed.
District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri Anjani Kumar Singh told reporters that the van collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, leading to nine casualties on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries at the district hospital.
Circle Officer, Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh told PTI, "Efforts are on to establish the identity of other deceased persons."
The seven of the deceased have been identified as Jaideep Singh (25), Pawan (23), Sohan (21), Ram Goyal (42), Sahajram (35), Pappu (18), all residents of Bahraich district and Adnan Khan (15), a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said.
Condoling the loss of lives in the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X, said, "The loss of life in the unfortunate road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply distressing and heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved families."
"I have directed the local administration to provide prompt and adequate assistance to the injured and the victims. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed souls a place at His divine feet and to bestow a speedy recovery upon the injured," Adityanath said on X.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak too condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
"The loss of lives resulting from the road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply tragic and heart-wrenching. My deepest condolences go out to the bereaved families," Maurya said.
