Yediyurappa announces Rs. Five lakh compensation to families of five students electrocuted at hostel
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday announced a compensation of Rs. five lakh each to the families of five students who died due to electrocution at hostel in Koppal on Sunday morning.
The CM also called for proper investigation into the matter adding that the victims should get justice.
Hostel warden Basavaraj was earlier arrested by the Koppal police. GESCOM officer and building owner are also under police investigation.
On Sunday morning five students had died after being electrocuted in the hostel while they were trying to take down flag from the barrel after flag hoisting ceremony.
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Man from Rajasthan arrested for duping devotees visiting Kollur Temple using fake website
Kollur: A 21-year-old youngster from Tijari district of Rajasthan was arrested by Kollur Police on Friday, December 19, under allegation of having duped devotees by creating a fake website in the name of the Kollur Shri Mookambika Temple.
The arrested, identified as Nasir Hussain, allegedly created a website similar to the official site of the temple, offering booking of rooms near the temple, taking money from the devotees to book the rooms and giving them fake receipts.
Kollur Police had registered a case on November 3, based on a complaint filed by the executive officer of the Kollur Shri Mookambika Temple.
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The case was registered under the Information Technology Act since the Kollur Temple is under the Muzrai Department and the investigation was carried out under the directions of Kundapur Deputy Superintendent HD Kulkarni. The police team, led by Byndoor Circle Inspector Shivakumar B and Kundapur Rural Circle Inspector Santhosh A Kaikini, comprised Kollur Sub-inspectors Vinay M Korlahalli and Bhimashankar Sinnoora as well as constables Nagendra of Kollur Police Station, Raghavendra Shetty and Krishna Devadiga of Gangolli Police Station.
The investigation team arrested Hussain on Friday, and confiscated the laptop used for the crime.
The arrested accused was produced in Byndoor court on Saturday and sent to judicial custody.
