Moodbidri: Truck driver who assaulted senior citizen before mowing him down, arrested
Moodbidri: A truck driver who had assaulted a senior citizen before mowing him down, for reportedly being told to drive carefully by the later, was arrested on Monday by the local police.
The accused has been identified as Arees, a resident of Kotebagilu.
According to the police, a 61-year-old man Faiyaz, also a resident of Kotebagilu had asked Areesh to drive his lorry slowly so that it doesn’t dust around due to his speed.
Irked by this, Arees allegedly hit Faizyaz on the head with a rod and then drove his lorry over him.
Arees had been absconding after the incident. The Moodbidri Police, who had filed a case, investigated the matter and arrested the driver on Monday, three days after the incident.
The accused has been remanded in 14 days of judicial custody by the court.
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Karnataka: Woman delivers baby on train after emergency halt in Dakshina Kannada
Mangaluru (Karnataka) (PTI): A woman travelling from Mangaluru to Mysuru delivered a baby on board a train after it was halted at a station in Dakshina Kannada district, officials said on Monday.
According to railway sources, the passenger began experiencing labour pain during the journey on Sunday. The train was stopped at B C Road station in Bantwal taluk of this district to facilitate medical assistance. However, no doctor reached the spot for over 30 minutes after the halt.
In the absence of immediate medical support, two co-passengers stepped in to assist the woman. The delivery was conducted in the train's toilet compartment. Both the mother and the newborn were reported to be safe following the delivery, they said.
Railway police officials had arranged for the woman to be shifted to a medical facility. She was admitted to the Government Lady Goschen Hospital in Mangaluru for postnatal care.
According to the OBG (Obstetrics and Gynecology) department officials at the hospital, the child and mother will be discharged after the initial observation period is over.
They told PTI that the delivery was done in trying conditions. The two ladies who carried out the operation had done a good job. The child and mother arrived at the facility 22 kilometers from the spot. Also, the mother experienced no blood loss or any other complications.
The neonate has been incubated and the mother is undergoing normal observational procedure at the hospital, the hospital officials said.
Officials said the woman is a resident of Mysuru and had been travelling home at the time of the incident.
