Belthangady: Three arrested in Dharmasthala Muslim auto-driver's assault case
Dharamsthala: Dharamsthala police have achieved a breakthrough in the case of the attack on a Muslim auto driver at the bus stand in Dharamsthala. Three of the accused have been apprehended and arrested for their involvement in the incident.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Avinash (26) from Dharmasthala, Nandeep (20) from Dharmasthala, and Akshat (22) from Uppinangadi in Puttur taluk. After their arrest, the three accused were presented before the Beltangadi court, which subsequently ordered their judicial custody. However, the search operation for the remaining accused is still ongoing.
The incident in question occurred when a Hindu student from Bangalore, who studied at Ujire private college, requested the assistance of a Muslim auto driver she knew to transport her luggage to town. On the night of August 2, as the auto driver, Muhammad Ashiq (22), left Ujire for Dharmasthala bus station around 9 pm, he was confronted and threatened by an unidentified group of youths. The attackers assaulted Ashiq, a resident of Ujire village in Beltangady taluk, leaving him injured. Ashiq was subsequently taken to Beltangady government hospital for treatment.
Following the incident, a case was registered at the Dharmasthala police station under sections 143, 147, 341, 323, 504, 506, R/W 149 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in relation to the attack.
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6 injured as doctor's car rams into parked vehicles in Thane district
Thane (PTI): At least six people were injured, two of them seriously, when a speeding car driven by a doctor rammed into multiple parked vehicles in the Kalyan area of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Thursday.
According to police officials, the driver of the four-wheeler suddenly lost control of the car, which then crashed into three to four vehicles parked along the roadside on Wednesday morning.
The car driver, identified as Dr Sanjay Bendale, has been detained by the Khadakpada police in connection with the accident, which left six people injured, they said.
"The impact of the crash was so severe that two-wheelers parked in the vicinity were heavily damaged. Local residents rushed to the spot to assist the victims and shifted them to a nearby hospital," an official said.
Of the injured, two sustained grievous wounds and are currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital, he said.
Police are investigating whether a technical failure or human error led to the crash, according to the official.
An offence has been registered against the doctor under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), he added.
