Belthangady: In a horrific collision between a bike and pick-up van, a 34-year-old bike rider died on the spot while the pillion rider sustained critical injuries on Friday morning. The incident took place at Somandadka village in Belthangady Taluk.
The deceased has been identified as Sudeep Bhandary (34) a resident of Thotattadi. The pillion rider has sustained critical injuries.
Sudeep who sustained critical head injuries after falling on the road died on the spot. The pillion rider was rushed to a hospital for treatment.
A case has been registered at Belthangady Traffic Police Station.

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Thane (PTI): Two minor girls were rescued after a prostitution racket was busted in Navi Mumbai, a police official said on Monday.
On a tip off about one Harish running a flesh trade racket, the Navi Mumbai Crime Branch started a probe on February 20, the official said.
"A decoy customer was sent to verify the information, following which a trap was laid in front of a hotel in Sector 11. The Anti Human Trafficking Cell nabbed Harish Vikas Chhari, a resident of Koparkhairane, while his associate Raj Singh is on the run. Two minor girls were rescued," the CBD Belapur police station official said.
A case has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official added.
