Four of a family electrocuted in Belagavi
The live electric wire was lying on the road overnight despite a complaining to HESCOM
Belgavi: A electric wire that fell off the electric pole due to heavy rain and wind in the B Timmapur village of Ramadurga Taluk in the Belgavi District, killed four people of a family and two domesticated animals on Thursday morning here.
The deceased have been identified as Revappa Kalloli, Ratnavva Kalloli, Sachin and Krishna.
Due to the heavy rain in the village, a live electric line had fell off on the streets on Wednesday evening. However, on Thursday morning when the four deceased were on their way to the farm stepped on the live wire resulting in their electrocution.
According to the reports HESCOM was in loop with the information about the line falling down, but it is said that an irresponsible conduct to the complaint has resulted in the tragic incident.
A case has been registered at Kanakola police station in this regard.
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Truck driver arrested with cannabis worth over Rs 80 lakh in UP
Bhadohi (UP) (PTI): A truck driver was arrested here on Tuesday with cannabis worth over Rs 80 lakh, police said.
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Shubham Agrawal said that during vehicle checking on National Highway 19 in the Gopiganj police station area, a container truck was stopped near a roadside eatery for inspection.
During the search, police recovered several sacks containing 3 quintals and 78 kg of cannabis from the truck. The seized contraband is valued at around Rs 81 lakh, the officer said.
The truck driver, Son Pal, has been arrested and a case has been registered against him and four others under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Agrawal said.
During preliminary interrogation, Pal revealed that the cannabis was smuggled from Odisha by Salim and Chaman Khan, residents of Etah district. Half of the consignment was to be delivered to a person named Khalik in Bareilly, while the remaining half was for a person in Punjab, Agrawal said.
Pal further told police that he was promised Rs 1 lakh for safely transporting the consignment, the officer said.
