Five including two children killed in a lorry-auto collision in Vijayapura
Vijayapura, Feb 8: Five people died on the spot in a road mishap that occurred between auto-rickshaw and lorry on national highway 13 near Baratagi Randa in the taluk on Friday.
The deceased have been identified as the villagers of Donut. But the auto driver was identified as Aravind Agasara (32), the details of the other victims were not immediately available.
According to the sources, the auto was heading towards Thidagundi from Donut village when the lorry rammed into it, killing two children, two women and the auto driver on the spot.
Traffic movement on NH remained disrupted for sometime due to the accident.
A case has been registered at Vijayapura police station.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
