Moodbidre: In a tragic incident, a student at Alva's College was killed on the spot when a private bus collided with his bike at Handelu on the Karkala National Highway.

The deceased has been identified as Karthik Acharya (19). Karthik was the son of Chandrahas Acharya, proprietor of Yedapadavu Rajeshwari Jewellers, and was pursuing his first year of BCA studies at Alva's College.

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Pillion rider Harsha, a student of the same college , managed to escape with minor injuries. Karthik, who had just completed his college classes, was on his way home when the incident occurred. According to reports, a private express bus traveling from Mangaluru to Moodbidre attempted to overtake another bus but veered onto the wrong lane, resulting in a collision with Karthik's bike.

Meanwhile, Moodbidre police have registered a case against the bus driver.

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Agra: In a shocking incident, a 6-year-old girl was allegedly killed by her neighbour for buying a packet of chips in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh. The police on Tuesday night recovered the body at the residence of the accused, which was kept in a sack for disposal, reports Times Of India.

According to police, the girl went missing on Tuesday morning from her Aligarh colony. Her family later in the evening filed a missing report at Nagar Kotwali police station. With the help of CCTV camera footage that led them to her neighbour's house, the police found her body. The accused was arrested and his two brothers were detained.

"During probe, one of the accused confessed to the crime. He said he had sent the girl to buy paan masala for Rs 20, but she returned with a packet of chips. When he scolded her, she misbehaved with him and he killed her. We're awaiting the autopsy report to take further action," SP (city) Mrigank Shekhar Pathak said.