Mangaluru: Miscreants set a scrapped bus on fire near Jappinamogaru National Highway on the outskirts of the City early on Sunday morning.

The intensity of the fire was such that a scrapped jeep also came in its folds. Kankanady police visited the spot and called Pandeshwar fire brigade. However, the fire brigade office reportedly did not pick up the call for 45 minutes. Then the police called the Pandeshwar police station and informed them.

Later, the fire brigade came to the spot and doused the blaze.

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Jammu (PTI): A soldier posted in an army dog unit was found dead inside a military camp here on Sunday, officials said.

The soldier was found hanging with a rope from the ceiling of his room in the family quarters area of the camp at Nagrota in the early hours of the day, they said.

The body of the deceased was shifted to Government Medical College (GMC) hospital for medico-legal formalities.

Preliminary reports suggest it to be a case of suicide but the exact cause of death will be ascertained after the completion of the investigation, the officials said.

They said the army has initiated a departmental inquiry, while police have also started inquest proceedings to probe the circumstances leading to his death.