Mangaluru (Karnataka): An autorickshaw driver died after his vehicle fell into a stormwater drain, police said on Saturday.

Udupi: The Udupi Town Police have arrested two men for allegedly waging a gang war on the road between Udupi and Manipal recently, with a video of the incident being shared widely on social media.

The city is set to witness increased traffic and several road closures as the Governor, Chief Minister, and other dignitaries participate in an event at TMA Pai Hall on May 25 and 26. In light of this, the police department has issued a traffic advisory, urging motorists to take alternative routes to avoid congestion.

A 20-year-old college student, who was standing outside the bathroom of his house at Thotadamane in Manibettu near Shirva on Thursday evening, was struck by lightning and died in hospital at night.

Vitla: Manjeshwar and Vitla police exhumed a body buried 18 days ago, as the relatives of the deceased had lodged a complaint expressing suspicions about his death, at Bandithadaka near Kanyana on Thursday.

Belthangady: Legislator Harish Poonja, who had surrendered to the Belthangady Police on Wednesday night, was released on station bail a couple of hours later, after he submitted to police inquiry in connection to two cases against him.

Udupi: The State Disciplinary Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a show-cause notice to senior BJP member and former Udupi MLA Raghupati Bhat for filing his nomination as Independent candidate for the Karnataka Legislative Council election.

A case has been registered at the Puttur Town Police Station against a man who is charged with sharing on social media a derogatory post on former legislator Sanjeeva Matandoor and issuing a death threat to the senior political leader.