Kelinja: Clashes break out between Congress-BJP workers; four injured
Bantwal: Four persons injured in a clash between Congress and BJP workers on Saturday night at Kelinja in the limits of Vittala Police Station.
Congress party activists Azeez and Salim were injured in the clash and now taking treatment at Vittala Community Hospital. No information was available on the injured BJP activists.
Incident details
On Saturday night, Congress-JDS activists were reportedly engaged in victory in and around Vittala. The Congress party workers raised the ‘BJP Murdabad’ slogans; in retaliation, local BJP activists too started shouting ‘Congress Murdabad’ slogans. Consequently, both the party workers indulged in a verbal altercation which ended with attacking each other with soda bottles.
Soon, the incident of Kelinja spread at surrounding places of Vittala through social networking sites, due to which a group clash is also reported from a village in Kolnadu Town. Four persons, including Dhanraj, were injured and admitted to Puttur hospital. The police visited the spot and as a precautionary step closed all the shops in the affected area.
Police officials Sajith VJ, D. Kumar, Prakash, and Prasanna, visited the spot and investigated.
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Two bikers electrocuted near Ayyanpur village in Chamarajanagar
Chamarajanagar: In a tragic incident, two men lost their lives due to electrocution near Ayyanpur village in Chandakavadi hobli on Wednesday. The victims, identified as Nagendra and Mallesh, were killed instantly when a live overhead electric wire snapped and came into contact with them.
The men were reportedly riding a bike towards a farm on the outskirts of Ayyanpur when the mishap occurred. Ramasamudra Police have registered a case and visited the scene to conduct an investigation.
Officials from CHESCOM (Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation) also visited the site to assess the situation.
