Honnavara: 3 killed on spot as car overturns
7 persons seriously injured
Honnavara: Three people were killed on the spot while seven others seriously injured when the car they were travelling in overturned near Arolli Cross on Tuesday morning.
The deceased have been identified as Fatima (65), Rukia (45) and Chabusab, all residents of Anandpura.
The accident took place while they were returning from Goa after attending a marriage function. The injured have been admitted to Manipal Hospital.
A case regarding the accident has been registered at Honnavara police station.
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60-year-old man arrested under POCSO Act on rape charges in Surathkal
Surathkal: A 60-year-old man from Chelairu here was arrested by the Surathkal Police, who had earlier registered a case against him under the POCSO Act following a complaint by a girl alleging that he had raped her.
The arrested man, Sundar Poojari, is accused of raping the girl when she was on her way home through an interior road near Mukka after getting off a bus.
The police stated in their preliminary report that the incident occurred in October. As the girl was in depression following the incident, her mother took her for a medical check-up, during which the girl revealed that she had been raped.
Based on the complaint filed by the girl, the Surathkal Police registered a case against Poojari and initiated further legal action.
