Bantwal: The Bantwal police on Wednesday night arrested three persons in connection with the serial rape of a Class 4 student in Goodinabail near Panemangaluru taluk.
The arrested accused have been identified as resident of goodinabail Shekabba (65) businessman Ambari alias Razak (35) and a hotel worker Nawaz (22).
Public picket police station
The public had gathered near the police station on Wednesday night when the crime came to light. They demanded the stringent action against the accused.
House, car of accused damaged
The situation was tensed in Goodinabail as a massive crowd gathered in the night. A few youths stoned and damaged the Maruti Omni car belonging to one of the accused Razak. The police immediately rushed to the spot and dispersed the crowd and drove the car to the police station. The house belonging to another accused Shekabba was also reportedly been stoned.


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Shivamogga: A leopard was killed after being hit by a motorcycle near Mandagadde in Thirthahalli taluk of Shivamogga district.
According to reports, the biker was travelling from Shivamogga towards Thirthahalli when the leopard suddenly came onto the road from a nearby forest area near Mandagadde. The rider is said to have lost control of the bike and crashed into the animal.
The leopard suffered severe injuries in the impact and died on the spot. The biker also fell onto the road along with the motorcycle and sustained serious injuries. He was shifted to a hospital in Shivamogga for further treatment.
After receiving information about the incident, forest department officials, including Gajanur RFO Vinay Kumar, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
