Missing KR Pete tahsildar found
Mandya, August 03: KR Pete tahsildar K Mahesh Chandra who was missing near Chikkavaddaragudi village in the taluk in a mysterious way on Thursday late night, was found on Friday.
Mahesh Chandra who came to KR Pete police station said that four masked men who abducted him on Thursday have released him near Tendekere in the taluk on Friday evening. Mahesh chandra was transferred to KR Pete from KR Nagar just a week ago and after his work, he used to go to KR Nagar in his Maruti Omni car. ON Thursday evening, he had been to KR Nagar. But on Friday morning, his car was found near Chikkavaddaragudi village. His shoes and buttons of his shirt were found on the spot. Saligrama and KR Pete police suspected that Mahesh chandra was abducted and started search operation.
Now, it said that Mahesh chandra has just said that four masked men kidnapped him and police are investigating the case.
“Mahesh chandra had taken over the charge as KR Pete tahsildar on July 22. He was getting treatment to his mother at Udupi. So, he had taken leave on Friday and Saturday to go to Udupi. But I have shocked to hear the kidnap news from Mysuru police”.
- N Manjushri, Mandya DC
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5 schoolchildren among 7 killed in blast in southwest Pakistan
Islamabad (PTI): At least seven people, including five schoolchildren and a policeman, were killed on Friday in a remote-controlled blast in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, according to media reports.
The blast occurred at 8.35 am near a school at the Civil Hospital Chowk of the Mastung district of the province, Dawn newspaper reported.
“It appears that an IED (improvised explosive device) attached to a motorcycle was detonated near a police mobile,” Kalat Division Commissioner Naeem Bazai was quoted as saying in the report.
“So far, seven individuals have been killed, including five school students,” Bazai said. At least 22 people were injured in the attack.
Most of those injured were schoolchildren, Geo News reported, adding that they were shifted to a nearby hospital.
A police van and several auto-rickshaws were damaged in the explosion, according to the report.
An emergency was declared across all Quetta hospitals after the blast, the report said quoting the provincial health department spokesperson, adding that all doctors, pharmacists, staff nurses and other medical staff were summoned.
