Mangaluru: A bank manager has complained to police saying the bank has been duped of Rs. 25 lakh by furnishing forged documents.
An ex-manager of Andhra Bank's Bijai branch Manjunath Prasad, Kudupadi's Balkrishna Suvarna, and Ullal's Lavina Linate have been accused in this case.
"Balakrishna Suvarna and Lavina Linate visited Manjunath Prasad and got approved the loan of for Rs. 25 lakh. Without any security, the loan amount was approved and was transferred to the bank account of SK Catering Partnership Firm. After getting the loan amount, the accused duped the bank by not paying the installments," reads the complaint filed by the bank manager Anurag Kumar with Economic and Narcotic Crime police.
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Dandeli: In an incident reported on Sunday, a bus carrying school students who had come to Dandeli for a trip reportedly overturned in the middle of the road.
The accident occurred as the group was returning to Dandeli after engaging in water sports at Ganeshgudi.
Reports suggest that the bus, carrying students from St. Anthony's High School in Hosadurga, Chitradurga district, overturned into a roadside gutter after the driver lost control of the vehicle.
Locals and resort staff nearby promptly came to the rescue, pulling the children from the wreckage and arranging for their transport to Dandeli Government Hospital using ambulances. Among the rescuers were locals Rafiq Kutty, Irshad Khan, Ashfaq Naika, Mehboob Mujawar, and Ramesh Nadara, whose swift actions were instrumental in ensuring the injured received immediate medical attention.
The injured students are currently undergoing treatment at Dandeli Government Hospital. Police from the Ramanagara Station have visited the site and are conducting an investigation into the cause of the accident.