Karkala: Friend stabbed to death, Accused held
Karkala, October 22: In an inebriated condition, a person stabbed another person at Jyothi Nagar Belottu in Kukkundur village in the taluk on October 21.
The victim has been identified as Alexander John D’Mello (64). Police arrested the accused Mumbai-based Troy Hilary (54), who was absconding after the incident, on Monday and produced him before the court.
Alexander and Troy became friends in a ship at Mumbai. Later, they became close friends. Hilary used to come to Karkala to Alexander’s house. On October 21, Hilary came to Karkala and both of them together were consuming liquor. At that moment, fracas developed between them. Irked by the incident, Hilary stabbed Alexander who sustained severe injuries succumbed to them later. Based on a complaint by the brother of the deceased, Karkala city police registered a case.
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Four dead, 6 injured in road accident in Bihar's Saran district
Chhapra (Bihar) (PTI): Four people, including two women, died on the spot and six others were injured in an accident in Bihar's Saran district on Wednesday morning, a police official said.
The incident took place on the Brahmpur-Revelganj road in Bhagwan Bazar police station area of the district.
Talking to PTI, Chhapra SDPO (Sadar-1) said, "Around 5.45 am, a pickup vehicle travelling from Brahmpur towards Uttar Pradesh, which had 12 people on board, lost control and overturned. An unidentified truck allegedly ran over four people, including two men and two women, who had fallen onto the road."
Of the six people who were injured, four are undergoing treatment at Sadar hospital in Chhapra, and two others, who are in a critical condition, have been referred to Patna Medical College and Hospital for treatment, he added.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.
An FIR was registered at the Traffic police station, and further legal action is being taken, officials said.
CCTV footage from nearby areas is being examined to identify the truck and its driver, they added.
The SDPO said the deceased belonged to different regions of Uttar Pradesh, and police are trying to reach out to their families.
