Car, bus collides head-on in Mani
Bantwal: A private bus and an Omni car collided head-on on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru national highway near Mani here on Friday, bringing in severe injuries to the Omni driver.
The Omni driver has been identified as Mohan (32), a resident of Budoli.
The accident took place when the car was proceeding from Mangaluru towards Uppinangady while the bus was plying towards Mangaluru.
It is learnt that a snake suddenly spotted in front of a moving car. To avoid hitting the reptile, the driver of the vehicle applied sudden. The bus driver, who was just behind the car, could not control, in turn, rammed into the Omni which was moving in the opposite direction.
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Rape accused's mother murdered by victim's brother in MP's Shivpuri
Shivpuri (PTI): The 60-year-old mother of a rape accused was killed allegedly by the victim's brother in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police official said on Saturday.
The incident took place on Friday, Rannod police station house officer (SHO) Arvind Chauhan said.
"An anganwadi worker returning from a hospital was offered a lift by one Inder Gurjar, who took her to a secluded spot and raped her. She called up her brothers to narrate the ordeal. One brother of the victim along with two associates went to Gurjar's house and assaulted him. When Gurjar's mother Sirkunwarbai (60) intervened, she was attacked with a sharp weapon. She died on the spot," he said.
Based on a complaint filed by the deceased woman's daughter-in-law, three persons were booked for murder. One of them was held on Saturday, the official added.
A separate case has also been registered against Gurjar for rape, he said.
Police personnel have been deployed in the area in view of tension following the incident, the official added.
