Sirsi: Five persons were killed after the car they were travelling in collided with a state-owned bus at Bandal village in Sirsi Taluk of Uttara Kannada district on Friday, police said.

Four of them died on the spot while the other succumbed to his injuries at a nearby hospital where he was rushed for treatment, a senior police officer said.

The victims hailed from the coastal town of Mangaluru. Four of them belonged to the same family, while the fifth was their friend. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus was en route from Hubballi in north Karnataka to Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada district.

''Prima facie, it appears that one of the vehicles involved in the accident was over-speeding. The car was badly damaged and the windshield of the bus also broke due to the impact of the accident. Some of those travelling in the bus also sustained minor injuries,'' the police officer said.

A case has been registered and the bus driver arrested, police said.

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Belthangady: A case has been registered at Dharmasthala police station against Girish Mattannavar over a complaint regarding alleged defamatory posts on social media against Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala.

The complaint was filed by Subrahmanya Prasad, a resident of Dharmasthala.

The complainant stated that Mattannavar posted content on Instagram making allegations against Dr. Heggade and allegedly affecting his reputation.

Based on the complaint, a case was registered under Section 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which is related to spreading false information, rumours, or alarming news, on April 18, and the investigation is in progress.

Following information about Mattannavar’s appearance at the SIT office on May 7, a police officer from Dharmasthala police station issued a notice directing him to appear at the station within a week.