Three Cops including DySp dead in road accident
Bagalkot, May 10: Three policemen including Bengaluru CID DySp died in a gruesome accident that took place on Bagalkot-Ilakallu road in Bagalkot.
Bengaluru CID DySP Baalegowda (55), CID sub inspector K.H Shivaswami (55) and driver Venugopal (25) are the deceased cops.
The trio was travelling to Bagalkot from Bengaluru on election duty when the incident took place at around 12.30am.
The lorry moving from Bagalkot collided with the police jeep near Kudalasangama cross on Bagalkot-Ilakallu road. The seriously injured cops died on the spot.
DySP Baalegowda was a resident of Kottigepalya in Bengaluru. Recently he was transferred after promotion as CID DySP. Earlier he had served as circle inspector in Tumkur and Kunigal.
CPI K.H Shivaswami was a resident of Chamarajanagar and driver was from Bengaluru, it is learnt.
They were deployed on election duty at Bagalkot. The trio left Bengaluru in a jeep at around 8pm.. After having dinner in a hotel in Kora police station limit on national highway 48 they had continued their journey towards Bagalkot.
Bagalkot district superintendent of police Vamshikrishna and DySP Girisha and other officers visited the spot and inspected.
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Minor girl kidnapped and raped; main accused and two cafe owners held
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Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.
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