Fight over mobile phone tower installation in Belagavi city area: Police arrest Corporation member
Belagavi: Tilakwadi Police officers on Sunday arrested Abhijit Javalkar, BJP member of the Belagavi Municipal Corporation, on charge of assaulting a person on November 23.
Javalkar had been engaged in a clash with Ramesh Patil on November 23 over installation of a mobile phone tower near a house on 9th Cross of Bhagya Nagar in the city. A police case had been filed and the officers had arrested Patil the same day.
The second party in the fight, Javalkar, has also been held by the Tilakwadi police officers, said sources.
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Biker injured, leopard dies in road accident near forest area in Shivamogga
Shivamogga: A leopard was killed after being hit by a motorcycle near Mandagadde in Thirthahalli taluk of Shivamogga district.
According to reports, the biker was travelling from Shivamogga towards Thirthahalli when the leopard suddenly came onto the road from a nearby forest area near Mandagadde. The rider is said to have lost control of the bike and crashed into the animal.
The leopard suffered severe injuries in the impact and died on the spot. The biker also fell onto the road along with the motorcycle and sustained serious injuries. He was shifted to a hospital in Shivamogga for further treatment.
After receiving information about the incident, forest department officials, including Gajanur RFO Vinay Kumar, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
