Two burnt alive in road accident at Anekal
Anekal, July 22: In a gruesome incident, two persons burnt alive in an accident between a bus and a car near Hennagara gate on Hosur main road in the wee hours of Sunday.
Because of the accident, both bus and the car burnt completely and two passengers in the car were also burnt alive. It was not possible to identify the deceased. The car which was coming from Bengaluru to Hosur rammed to the road divider near Hennagara gate as the driver lost control over the vehicle. Later, the car rammed the bus. Because of the intensity of the accident, both the vehicles caught fire and burnt completely. The passengers in the bus escaped unhurt, it is said.
The fire brigade which rushed to the spot doused the fire. Surya Nagar police visited the spot and inspecting the situation.
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Kerala woman on trek at Tadiandamol hills goes missing, search operations on
Bengaluru (PTI): A 36-year-old woman, who went trekking at Tadiandamol hills in Kodagu district, has gone missing inside the forest. Additional personnel and drone cameras have been deployed to search for her, Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said on Sunday.
He said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, expressing concern about the young woman's disappearance, instructed that search operations be intensified.
G S Sharanya had come alone from Kerala for the trek and stayed at a private homestay in Kakkabe village.
She had gone to the high mountain range of Tadiandamol hills in Kodagu with a guide and 15 other trekkers on April 2. She went missing that afternoon. As soon as the matter was known, five teams of 50 people, including police, the anti-Naxal squad, a dog squad and forest personnel were formed, and are conducting searches, the minister's office said in a statement.
According to Khandre, CM Siddaramaiah expressed concern about the disappearance of the young woman who went on a trek and instructed that additional personnel be deployed for the search.
"Four additional teams of 40 personnel have been deployed today. A total of 9 teams are conducting the search operation. Honest efforts continue to find the missing young woman," he said.
Further noting that, as per reports, the young woman last contacted the homestay by phone on Thursday, stating she had lost her way, the minister said, "Search is being conducted based on her phone location. Local tribal people have also rushed to help, and sophisticated thermal drone cameras have been obtained with an additional team deployed starting today."
