Ullal: A 45-year-old woman pedestrian died after being grievously injured as a bike hit her when she was walking by the road near Babbukatte in the Ullal Police Station jurisdiction on Tuesday night.
The deceased woman has been identified as Ellamma, a native of Bagalkot who was currently living in Babbukatte. She was walking home at around 8 pm on Tuesday, after a visit to a nearby shop, when the bike hit her.
The biker, Gagan, who is a resident of Daigoli, was coming down the road from Deralakatte, reportedly hit Ellamma as he lost control over his motorbike near Babbukatte. Gagan, who was also injured in the accident, has been hospitalized.
Mangalore Traffic (South) Police officers have registered a case and are investigating.
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Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
