Hassan: More than 20 passengers injured in mini tempo accident
Hassan, Aug 02: In a bid to avoid a motorbike coming from opposite direction, a mini tempo carrying passengers turned turtle after the driver lost his control over the vehicle injuring more than 20 passengers at Markuli village in the taluk on Thursday.
The injured passengers were admitted to a local hospital and rushed to a private hospital for more treatment. More than 25 women from Markuli, Hongere and surrounding villages were going to garment factory in the tempo. In the bid to avoid the motorbike, the tempo turned upside down. In the accident, Pushpa(26), Anitha(30), Tejavati(30), Shashikala(30), Pushpa(30), Sudha(28), Manjula(30), Meghana(19), Shruthi(27), Lakshmi(30), Puttalakshmi(45), Shashi(40), Mamatha(30), Sumitra(32), Renuka(30), Shalini(19), Arpitha(20), Dakshayini(19), Ashwini(20), Kavitha(25), Rani(22), Mani(27), Shruthi(28), Balu(27) were injured.
Tempo driver is identified as Shashikanth of Hongere village. Police who visited the spot registered a case.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
2 leopards captured in village near Bengaluru after fatal attack on woman
Bengaluru, Nov 26: A week after a 52-year-old woman was mauled to death by a leopard near Shivagange Hills in Nelamangala taluk, the Forest department has captured two leopards from Kambalu Gollarahatti village, officials said on Tuesday.
A seven-year-old male leopard was captured on Monday, followed by a nine-year-old female leopard on Tuesday from the same area, they said.
Blood and hair samples of the leopards have been collected and will be sent to the National Centre for Biological Sciences. DNA analysis will determine if either of the captured leopards was responsible for the fatal attack, a senior forest official said.
The victim, identified as Kariamma, was killed on November 17 while cutting grass in an agricultural field near her home. She was reportedly dragged into the forest by a leopard, which mauled her to death and consumed parts of her body.
In response, the Forest Department deployed large cages and installed eight pairs of camera traps around the area to track the leopards.
"Camera traps captured footprints of two male leopards and one female leopard. This enabled us to locate and capture the male and female leopards. Our teams are actively searching for the third male leopard whose footprints were recorded," the official added.
Efforts are ongoing to ensure the safety of residents and monitor wildlife in the region.
