Vitla: Four people were grievously injured in a collision between a car and a tipper lorry at Parlottu near Mitturu on the Mani-Mysuru State Highway on Tuesday.

The injured people, including two women passengers, are identified as natives of Mumbai.

They are learned to have been traveling from Mangaluru to Mysuru, when their car collided with the tipper lorry that was travelling from Puttur to Mangaluru. The passengers injured in the accident have been admitted to a hospital in Puttur for treatment.

The easy movement of traffic on the state highway was affected for some time, due to the collision.

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Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.

The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.

According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.

Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.

Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.

After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.