Two from Mangaluru killed, three others injured in road accident while returning from B'luru Kambala
Tumkur: Two people hailing from Mangaluru, died on the spot when their car crashed into a truck on State Highway 33 near Kottagere Hobali Chigani Palya village in Kunival Taluk on Sunday. Three other people traveling with them have also sustained injuries in the accident.
According to the reports, the deceased identified as Kishore Shetty (35), and Philip Marie Lobo (34), both residents of Bajpe, were returning to Mangaluru after attending Bengaluru Kambala in the state capital.
The injured identified as Nitish Bhandari (35), Preeti Lobo (29), and Harish (62), are being treated at hospital.
Reports further added that the incident took place in the wee hours of Sunday when their car was returning through Neelamangala road. The driver had to reroute through Kunigal, after they missed the road and reached Tumkur instead. The car crashed into the truck which was heading towards Tumkur.
Local police reached the spot and a case was registered in this regard.
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One person taken into custody after woman found dead in Himachal forest
Nahan (HP) (PTI): A suspect has been taken into custody after a woman's partially burnt body was found in a forest near a police battalion camp in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmour district, police said.
The body of the woman, who is stated to be in her late 30s, was spotted in the dense forest of the Karaunde Wali Ghati area near Dhaula Kuan by locals on Wednesday morning. The identity of the deceased has not yet been established.
The accused in the case was taken into custody at Bata Bridge in Paonta Sahib on Wednesday evening following scanning of the CCTV footage of the area coupled with inputs from Haryana Police, police said.
According to police, the accused is a resident of Barara town in Ambala district of Haryana. A case of kidnapping has already been registered against him in Ambala.
Sirmour District Superintendent of Police Nischint Singh Negi said one person has been taken into custody following contact with Haryana Police.
Postmortem examination of the woman is scheduled to be conducted on Thursday at the Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar Government Medical College at Nahan.
Police are currently investigating whether the woman was murdered in Barara itself, and if her body was subsequently dumped in the Paonta forest and set on fire.
