Car plunges 100 feet into gorge near Sakaleshpur; Family escapes with minor injuries
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Sakaleshpur: A major accident was narrowly averted on Thursday morning when a car carrying a family of four plunged nearly 100 feet into a gorge near Maranahalli on the Shiradi Ghat Road in Sakaleshpur taluk.
The car belonged to Govinda Naik, a teacher from Shivamogga, who was travelling with his wife and two children to Navodaya School in Guruvayanakere, Belthangady.
According to reports, the accident occurred near New Star Hotel in Maranahalli when the vehicle lost control and veered off the roadside, which reportedly had no safety barrier, before falling into the gorge.
Despite the car tumbling down the steep slope, all four occupants miraculously escaped with minor injuries. Locals rushed to the spot and assisted in the rescue operation
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Assam: Principal of govt school held for 'sexual abuse' of student
Tezpur (PTI): The principal of a government school in Assam’s Sonitpur district has been arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a female student, a police officer said on Saturday.
The Class 9 student had alleged that the principal made lewd comments and touched her inappropriately during Saraswati Puja celebrations on January 23.
“The girl confined in her mother, as she was afraid to attend school after the incident. The family members filed a complaint at Missamari police station. Based on it, the principal was arrested on Thursday,” the officer said.
The accused, the principal of Missamari Higher Secondary School, is also the president of the All Assam Higher Secondary Schools Principals’ Association.
An investigation is uderway, he added.
