Bantwal: In a car and bike collision that occurred on Sunday night at Kudrebettu near Mani, the young biker reportedly died after being grievously injured.
The deceased has been identified as Yathiraj, a youngster hailing from Kalladka.
The accident reportedly happened at Kudrebettu where the car coming from Kalladka collided with the bike that Yathiraj was riding while he was coming from Mani. Yathiraj sustained grave injuries in the accident and was immediately taken to a private hospital in Mangaluru, where he breathed his last.
The car which collided with the bike, then further collided into the electric pole by the road and was completely totalled. The bike too is reportedly entirely damaged.
The Melkar Traffic police visited the site of the accident and a case has been registered in this regard.


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Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
