Uppinangady: Diesel-filled Tanker overturns; People scramble to fill diesel
Uppinangady: In an incident that occurred on Saturday, a diesel-filled Tanker overturned on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway at Nekkilady Bollaru.
Reportedly, the driver of the Tanker was injured in the accident.
The Tanker which was going from Mangaluru reportedly fell over sideways on the road at Bollaru. Due to this the movement of vehicles was hindered causing a traffic jam at the location of the accident.
People Rush to Fill Diesel
After the Tanker overturned on the roads, the diesel from the vehicle was reportedly leaking onto the roads which attracted locals and travellers in the location to rush to the site in a bid to fill diesel in whatever containers they had in hand, it is learned.
The rush to obtain diesel reportedly created a chaotic situation causing people to shove each other. It is learned that later, Uppinangady police arrived at the scene and began dispersing the busy crowd filling the diesel by resorting to lathi-charge.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
