Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City Police on Wednesday arrested a young man identified as Shaneez (23), a resident of Thokkottu in connection with a case of theft of two-wheelers in the city limits.

Meanwhile, the police had initiated an operation to track down the stolen two-wheelers in the Kankanady and Bendorwell areas under the Kadri Police Station limits.

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Shaneez was reportedly arrested during a police inspection near the Pumpwell flyover, the accused who was traveling on a scooter without a number plate was detained and later interrogated upon which the crime came to light, the police said.

Furthermore, the police revealed that the accused was found to be in possession of two stolen two-wheeler vehicles worth Rs 1.01 lakhs. The accused has been remanded in judicial custody.

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Nagpur (PTI): A student was killed and several students and teachers were injured as the bus carrying them to a picnic spot overturned near here on Tuesday morning, police said.

The accident took place when students and teachers of Saraswati High School in Shankar Nagar area here were heading for a picnic spot in neighbouring Wardha district in five buses.

One of the buses, with some 50 persons on board, overturned near Deoli Pendhari village on Hingani Road in a hilly section on the outskirts of the city, said an official of Hingna police station.

The deceased boy was a Class 7 student, he said, without disclosing the name. A girl and a teacher sustained severe injuries and were rushed to the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, while others were taken to a nearby rural hospital.

Investigation is underway to determine the cause of the accident, police said.