Eight injured as bus to Subrahmanya falls into ditch near Kokkada
Belthangady: Several people on their way to Subrahmanya were reportedly injured as a bus toppled into a roadside drain after the driver lost control over the vehicle in Kokradi village on Sunday.
Around eight people were injured in the accident, said sources.
The passengers, who had reportedly traveled from Bengaluru to Dharmasthala, were now going for a visit to the Kukke Subrahmanya Temple. When they reached Moodubail in Kokradi village near Kokkada, the driver lost control over the bus, as a result of which, the vehicle fell into the drain by road.
The locals helped the passengers, taking the eight injured people to the hospital in Kokkada. Two of them were shifted to Ujire for further treatment, said sources.
Further information on the incident is awaited, the sources added.
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Vitla police seize vehicle transporting cattle illegally
Vitla: Vitla Sub-inspector Ramakrishna has seized a vehicle that was allegedly transporting cattle illegally at Karai of Kolnadu village in Bantwal taluk. Two men in the vehicle, identified as Naveen and Chethan of Mandya, have reportedly been subjected to police questioning.
Police sources have said that the SI saw a vehicle transporting two cows and parked by the road. When he questioned the driver Naveen and Chethan, who were in the vehicle, about the cattle, he was told by the duo that the cows belonged to one Shankar, a resident of Channarayapatna. The men also told the SI that Shankar was supplying the cattle to a man in Salettur, identified as Shafi, allegedly for beef production.
Further, Naveen and Chethan confessed before the officer that they had gotten the cattle transport permit in others’ names, the sources have added.
