Teenager killed in head-on collision between bike-auto in Yadgiri district
Surpur: A 16-year-old student died on Tuesday morning after a bike and a passenger auto collided head-on near the bus stop at Sarvajna Circle in Rangampet on the Surpur–Shahapur main road.
The deceased has been identified as Shivaraj Pujari of Sharadahalli village in Shahapur taluk. He was studying in first-year PUC in Shahapur and was returning from a relative’s house in Hasanapur when the accident took place. He suffered a severe head injury and died on the spot.
Another boy, Siddappa, who was riding pillion, sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment at the Surpur government hospital. A woman travelling in the auto also fell and suffered injuries; she too is receiving treatment.
Taluk Health Officer Dr. R. V. Naik rushed to the spot after receiving the news and helped shift the injured to the hospital. Traffic was blocked for some time after the accident, causing heavy inconvenience to motorists.
PSI Krishna Subedar, ASI Manohar Rathod and police staff reached the spot, cleared the road and normalised vehicle movement.
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Communal hate speech case: Bail granted to Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat
Mangaluru: RSS leader Dr. Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat has been granted bail by the Puttur Fifth Additional District and Sessions Court in a case related to alleged communal hate speech.
The case pertains to a complaint filed against Bhat for delivering a speech during a Deepotsava event that was allegedly communal, derogatory towards women, and capable of disturbing public order. The incident took place on October 22 at Uppalige in Puttur taluk during the Deepotsava and Gopuja programme, where Bhat was present.
Following the complaint filed by Eshwari Padmunja at the Puttur Rural Police Station, the police had issued a notice directing Bhat to appear for inquiry. Subsequently, Bhat filed an anticipatory bail petition before the court.
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During the hearing on October 27, the court issued an interim order restraining coercive action and adjourned the matter to October 29 for complete hearing. On October 29, the counsel representing complainant Eshwari Padmunja sought permission to argue under Sections 338 and 339 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The court adjourned the matter several times post that.
On Wednesday, the court granted bail to Prabhakar Bhat.
Advocate Mahesh Kaje represented him in the proceedings.
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