Hosangadi: Gang barges into home, assaults two, including a woman
Manjeshwara: A gang barged into a home and assaulted the house owner and his wife at Angadipadavu near Hosangadi on previous night.
The victims have been identified as Syed Sarafuddin Thangal (36) and his wife Swaliha (31). They have been admitted to Kumble government Hospital.
According to Sarfuddin, he objected a group of youths who were consuming alcohol near Syed's quarters. Consequently, the group allegedly barged into his house and assaulted him and his wife.
The Manjeshwar police have registered a case against five accused on the charges of attempt to murder.
SDPI stages protest:
Condemning the attack on Sarfuddin, SDPI led a protest in Hosangadi. They urged for the immediate arrest of the accused.
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Three of family killed as car overturns in Mandya
Mandya (PTI): Three members of a family, two of them women, were killed when the car they were travelling in overturned and fell into a ditch on Sunday, police said.
The driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a bridge on the Bengaluru-Mangaluru National Highway at Nagamangala in Mandya district, police added.
The deceased were identified as Chandregowda (62) and Sarojamma (57), both residents of Chikkamagaluru. They were returning to their hometown when the accident occurred, police sources said.
In another incident near Agaralinganna Doddi in Maddur taluk, a private bus overturned on a service road, injuring more than 30 people. Locals helped rescue the passengers after the accident.
The passengers were travelling to Bengaluru after visiting the Shimsha Maramma temple in Malavalli. The injured were taken to hospitals in Mandya and Maddur for treatment.
