Mysuru: Kollegal MLA Krishnamurthy, 2 others escape unhurt in road accident after car tyre bursts
Chamarajnagar: The Congress legislator from Kollegal, AR Krishnamurthy, had a narrow escape in a road accident as one of the tyres of his car burst near Mysuru on Wednesday night.
Krishnamurthy was returning from Kollegal to his house in Mysuru late Wednesday night after campaigning for the party candidate when the mishap occurred. The driver is learned to have lost control after one of the tyres burst, but the car came to a halt after it turned towards the roadside ditch.
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MLA Krishnamurthy, his personal assistant Chetan and the car driver Satish are learned to be out of danger.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
