Mangaluru: Bus conductors spat near Thokkottu, arrested
Mangaluru: Two bus conductors belonging to private buses Padma Travels plying on Talapady to State Bank route and Asar Travels plying from Hosangadi junction to State Bank reportedly fought. A video claimed to be of the incident is doing rounds across social media platforms.
According to the Ullal police, bus operators Ajay and Vishnu fought with each other and both were arrested.
According to the Ullal police, the conductors, identified as Ajay and Vishnu, engaged in a dispute near Thokkottu on Wednesday evening. The altercation began after Padma Travels was chased and stopped at the Over Bridge bus stand by another bus driver (Asar Travels). This led to a street fight between the two conductors.
Rickshaw drivers from the nearby Over Bridge Auto Rickshaw Park intervened to break up the fight and calm the situation. A passerby in a car captured the brawl on video.
A case in this regard has been lodged at the Ullal Police Station.
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Speeding car kills lawyer, injures two others in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A High Court lawyer was killed after being allegedly hit by a speeding car, which later rammed into a two-wheeler, injuring two others here, police said.
The deceased was identified as N Ramachandra Reddy (61). The injured were identified as Bharath (19), who was riding the scooter, and Swati (23), the pillion rider, police said.
The accident occurred at around 7.28 pm on December 17 and was captured on a CCTV camera, police said.
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According to police, Reddy was crossing the road near RMV Club in Dollars Colony in the Sanjaynagar area when a car, allegedly being driven at high speed in a rash and negligent manner, hit him.
The vehicle then moved forward and collided with a scooter, knocking down Bharath and Swati and causing injuries to them.
The driver subsequently lost control of the vehicle and rammed into two parked cars, damaging all the vehicles involved, a senior police officer said.
Reddy was rushed to M S Ramaiah Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The two scooter riders were taken to Shirdi Sai Hospital for treatment.
The driver of the car, later identified as Shishir Patil (18), also sustained minor injuries and later appeared before the police. He is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital, police said.
Preliminary investigation suggests the accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving, police added.
A case has been registered under Sections 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 125(2) (act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 106 (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Further investigation is underway.
