Chikkamagaluru: An FIR has been registered at the Kalasa Police Station against Sub-inspector Nityananda Gowda, who has been accused by his wife of harassing her for dowry and also assaulting her.

Amita Nityananda Gowda has said in a complaint filed on Friday night her husband had called her to his quarters on Friday and physically assaulted her, demanding that she should pay him Rs 50 lakh as dowry, failing which, he would kill her. Amita has also alleged that Chandrakant Kothari, the husband of her sister-in-law Menaka, tried to restrain her and assault her.

Based on Amita’s complaints, a case has been registered at the Kalasa Police Station against Gowda, his sister Menaka, brother-in-law Chandrakant Kothari and mother Prema Kumar Gowda in this regard and further investigation is on.

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Chitradurga (Karnataka) (PTI): A school headmaster died and another person was seriously injured after their bike allegedly fell into a roadside ditch in this district on Wednesday, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Premkumar (45) of Rampura village in Molakalmuru taluk.

He was serving as the headmaster at Basaveshwara Rural High School in BG Kere village, they said.

The accident occurred near Vittalapura close to Devasamudra in Molakalmuru taluk on Wednesday evening, police said.

According to police, the accident occurred when the bike allegedly fell into a roadside ditch at a curve on the road connecting Rayadurg in Andhra Pradesh to Rampura.

The injured person has been identified as Ramanjaneya of Pakkurthi village. As he sustained severe injuries, he has been admitted to VIMS Hospital in Ballari for treatment, a senior police officer said.

A case has been registered at Rampura Police Station, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.