M'lore: Police directs buses not to halt near Bendoorwell, likely to follow suit in other junctions
Several other bus stops in the city's busy junctions are expected to be relocated as well
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Mangaluru: The Mangaluru city east traffic police on wednesday placed banners, directing buses passing through Bendoorwell not to halt at the busy junction.The move comes as part of an effort to minimize traffic disruption and reduce congestion at significant intersections.
The banners, written in Kannada, were placed on both sides of the junction. One banner near the Essel Wilcon building and the other placed at a bus stand for buses heading towards Kankanady.
The banners clearly stated that buses are not allowed to pick up or drop off passengers at the junction. Another banner placed at the bus stand on Balmatta road read as “Buses cannot stop at this place, currently the bus stand has been shifted to Teresa School. Buses are prohibited from boarding and alighting people from this place”
The police are reportedly planning to shift a few bus stops from important junctions witnessing heavy traffic flow.
Taking to Twitter Mangalore city police commissioner said “Buses are stopping at the important junctions which causes congestion. Have put informatory banners for not allowing them to stop at junctions. Request fellow Mangaloreans to pls abide. This will really help in reducing congestion. Also few bus stops would be shifted from junctions”
Buses are stopping at the important junctions which causes congestion. Have put informatory banners for not allowing them to stop at juncion. Request fellow Mangaloreans to pls abide. This will really help in reducing congestion. Also few bus stops would be shifted from junctions pic.twitter.com/96NQ40kxUR
— Mangaluru City Police (@compolmlr) April 4, 2023
Meanwhile, in a reality check, despite the banners being installed, buses continued to board and alight passengers from the spot. Similarly, many passengers were spotted at the junction waiting to board the buses.
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Earlier on, March 30 City Police commissioner Kuldeep Kumar Jain had a meeting with the protestors agitating against the department after a woman was mowed down by city bus while crossing the road. During the interaction, Jain had opined that shifting the bus stoppages at the junction would be a step in the right direction and cited it as the primary reason for accidents and traffic jams.
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Jharkhand horror: Man kills live-in partner, chops body into 40 pieces
Ranchi (PTI): A 25-year-old man, who works as a butcher, allegedly strangled to death his live-in partner and chopped her body into 40 to 50 pieces in a forested area in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Naresh Bhengra, was arrested.
The matter came to light after around a fortnight after the killing when a stray dog was found with human body parts near Jordag village in Jariagarh police station on November 24.
Bhengra was in a live-in relationship with the deceased, a 24-year-old woman also from Khunti district, in Tamil Nadu for the past couple of years. Sometime back, he returned to Jharkhand, got married to another woman without telling his partner anything and went back to the southern state without his wife to join her.
"The brutal incident occurred on November 8 when they reached Khunti as the accused who had married another woman did not wish to take her home. Instead, he took her to a forest near his house at Jordag village in Jariagarh police station and chopped the body into pieces. The man has been arrested," Khunti Superintendent of Police Aman Kumar told PTI.
Inspector Ashok Singh who investigated the case said the man worked in a butcher shop in Tamil Nadu and was expert in slicing chicken.
“He admitted chopping the body parts of the woman into 40 to 50 pieces before leaving those in the forest for wild animals to feast on. The police recovered several parts on November 24 after a dog in the area was seen with a hand," Singh told PTI.
Singh said that the woman, who was unaware of his marriage, pressured him to return to Khunti. After reaching Ranchi, they boarded a train on November 24 and headed to the man's village.
"Under a plan, the man took her to Khunti in an autorickshaw near his home and asked her to wait. He returned with sharp weapons and strangulated her with her dupatta after raping her. He then cut the body into 40 to 50 pieces and left for his home to live with his wife," Singh said.
The woman, however, had informed her mother that she had boarded a train and would be living with her partner, the police officer said.
Following the recovery of body parts, a bag was also found in the forest with the murdered woman's belongings including her Aadhaar card. The mother of the woman was called at the spot and she identified her daughter's belongings.
"The mother suspected the man behind the crime who after being nabbed by the police admitted to chopping the woman into pieces," the official added.
The incident has sent shockwaves among people in the region, with the Shraddha Walker murder case of 2022 still fresh in their memory.
Walker was killed by her live-in partner who chopped her body into pieces before dumping them in the jungle in South Delhi’s Mehrauli.
