Madikeri: Retired police officer commits suicide by shooting himself
Madikeri: A retired Assistant Sub-Inspector on Tuesday shot himself dead in Somavarpete here in Madikeri District. The deceased retired officer has been identified as M S Erappa.
Erappa was serving as the Assistant Sub-Inspector at Shanivaarsante Police Station for the last several years and had retired on May 30 this year.
According to the reports, Erappa committed suicide by shooting himself with a gun on Tuesday morning. The reason behind the suicide has not been ascertained yet.
He is survived by wife, a daughter and two sons.
A case has been registered at Shanivaarsante in this regard and further investigations are underway.
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Argument over bike accident leads to murder, triggers mob violence, arson in Ahmedabad; 2 held
Ahmedabad (PTI): A man was killed in a violent altercation triggered by a motorcycle accident in Dhandhuka in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district on Saturday, after which several shops were set on fire, a police official said.
Two men from different communities clashed this afternoon after their motorcycles collided, which intensified when members of one group went to the house of the other individual involved in the accident, he said.
"During the confrontation, Dharmesh Gamara (30) was stabbed in the leg with a knife. He later died due to excessive bleeding. Following his death, tensions flared, and a group of people set ablaze seven to eight roadside shops. Several properties were damaged," Ahmedabad Rural Superintendent of Police Om Prakash Jat said.
Videos circulating on social media showed small shops engulfed in flames, with thick black smoke rising in the area.
Police and fire brigade teams rushed to the scene and brought the situation under control, Jat told PTI.
"The fires have been doused," he said, adding that house-to-house combing and patrolling were underway in the area to identify those involved in the arson.
Two persons identified as Samir and Rizwan have been arrested for alleged involvement in the killing of Gamara, while 15-20 persons have been detained in connection with the arson, police said.
