Kasargod: Around 40 passengers sustained injuries when the bus they were travelling in hit a house after the driver lost control over the vehicle at Rajapuram near here on Wednesday.

Among 40 injured, the condition of one passenger is said to be critical. The bus was heading towards Panattur from Kanhangad when the incident happened due to break failure. The injured passengers were admitted to Kanhangad and Maungal hospitals and seriously injured passenger was taken to Mangaluru hospital. A case was registered at Rajapuram police station.



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Ranchi (PTI): Four minors were detained for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl at a birthday party in Jharkhand’s Ranchi, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place on March 31 within the Namkum police station limits. An FIR in this regard was lodged on April 16 based on the girl’s statement, they said.

“All five, including the victim, were friends, and the girl had gone to attend the birthday party of one of those detained. At the party, the accused consumed alcohol and allegedly raped her,” said Ramnarayan Singh, the officer in-charge of Namkum police station.

“The four, aged between 15 and 17 years, have been detained and the medical examination of the girl is underway,” Singh said.

Further investigation is underway.