Bantwal : Assailants throng home and attack Billava leader Sanjeev Poojari, woman
Bantwal,May 11: A group of assailants carried out a deadly attack on Bantwal Congress Election Campaign Chairman, Rai's friend and Billava leader Sanjeev Poojari at his house in Marnabail near Melkar on Thursday night.
It has been accused that the miscreants thronged into Poojari's house and attacked his wife and staff member besides damaging his car.
While Poojari was going in his car on Thursday night, a group of assailants reportedly stopped the four-wheeler, dragged out who all were sitting in it and started beating them.
Later, they thronged into Sanjeev Poojari's house and carried out a deadly attack on his wife and escaped. Poojari's staff members Shankar, Ammi, Iqbal, and others have been injured in the attack.
Minister Ramanath Rai along with party leaders, workers, visited the spot; admitted the Injured to Thumbe private hospital. Additional SP Sujeet, IPS officer Akshay, and other officers are investigating the case.
The Congress leaders have given four separate complaints about the incident. More details are yet to be ascertained by the police department.
The police department, which has already identified the Bantwal constituency as the most sensitive communal area, has beefed up the security in the area in the wake of the Assembly polls and has been conducting special surveillance across the constituency as well as deployed Central Armed Forces. The violence that has erupted before polling day is leading to a widespread anxiety in the civil society.
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KSRTC bus catches fire near Junior College in Chikkamagaluru
Chikkamagaluru: A KSRTC bus travelling from the city towards Belur caught fire suddenly near the Junior College in Chikkamagaluru on Tuesday. All passengers escaped safely due to the timely action of the driver and conductor.
The bus had left the city bus stand and was heading towards Belur when flames were noticed from the vehicle near the Junior College area. On spotting the fire, the driver and conductor immediately stopped the bus and ensured that all passengers got down safely.
Fire and emergency services personnel rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.
Though the bus was carrying several passengers, no injuries were reported. It is suspected that the fire may have been caused due to a diesel leak, sources said.
