Vehicle movement on Shiradi Ghat banned until August 25
Mangaluru: The Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil has issued an order to completely ban the vehicular movement on Shiradi Ghat on National Highway 75 from August 16 to 25 following the lashing of torrential rains.
The ban will be in place from 6 am today to 6 pm on August 25, the Deputy Commissioner said.
Heavy rainfall has hit Shiradi Ghat over the past four to five days. A considerable amount of mudslide along with uprooting of huge trees has been reported from the Bengaluru-Mangaluru National Highway 75. Due to its clearance and the possibility of the further landslide, the vehicle movement on this stretch will be banned entirely, the Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil has ordered.
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Jharkhand: 3 arrested for 'raping' 2 women in Gumla
Gumla (PTI): Three persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly raping two women at a village in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, police said.
All the three accused have been remanded to judicial custody, Gumla Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge, Mahendra Karmali, told PTI.
According to police, one of the women had been called to Gumla Sadar by her boyfriend on Sunday for an outing.
“She arrived at the spot accompanied by a female. The woman’s boyfriend then called a friend, and they took the two women to a secluded place in Sisai police station area in the evening, forcibly made them consume alcohol before raping them,” the officer said.
The accused later called another man to the spot, who also allegedly raped the women, he said.
“The women later reached the Sadar Police Station and lodged a complaint on Sunday night. Police conducted raids and nabbed the three accused on Monday,” he added.
Further investigation is underway.
