Vehicle theft case: Four rowdy-sheeters held in Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Mar 23: Mangaluru city police have arrested four people on charges of looting two-wheeler riders and stealing two-wheelers.
All the four arrested men are rowdy-sheeters, city police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar told reporters here on Tuesday.
The arrested have been identified as Deekshit poojary (32) from Kulashekara, Chandrahasa Poojary (34) from Someshwara, Hemachandra from Kotekar, Santosh Poojary alias Nayi Santu (38) from Chelar in Surathkal.
The Commissioner said eight other men belonging to the gang were absconding and efforts are on to trace them.
Police have recovered two two-wheelers which the accused had stolen, apart from cash, mobile phones and lethal weapons.
The arrested men were also involved in sand and drugs mafia and had links with notorious underworld don Ravi Poojary and other criminals, the Commissioner said.
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Collision between container lorry and private bus in Kasaragod leaves 4 injured, including driver
Kasaragod: A collision between a container lorry and a private bus near the Uppala gate of the national highway in Kasaragod this morning, has resulted in injuries to four individuals, including the bus driver.
According to reports, the accident occurred when a container lorry attempted to overtake a bus that had stopped on the roadside to unload passengers. The lorry collided head-on with another bus approaching from the opposite direction.
Bus driver Ashraf and four passengers sustained injuries in the collision. The impact of the crash crushed the front of the bus, trapping the driver inside. Thankfully, bystanders were able to extricate the trapped driver from the wreckage.
Following the accident, traffic on the national highway was disrupted. The police from the Manjeshwar police station arrived at the scene to manage traffic flow.
The bus involved in the accident was en route from Talapadi to Kasaragod, while the lorry was traveling to Mangaluru. The incident was captured on CCTV cameras, aiding in the investigation of the collision.
