Okkettur : Pillion rider killed in road accident
Bantwal, May 20: A pillion rider of a two wheeler was crushed to death under wheels of a bus at Okkettur on Vittla-Mangaluru road on Sunday. The deceased is identified as Mohammed Afrid (18), son of Kunhi Monu of Okketturu near Vittla. Afrid was working a jewellery shop at Vittla. The incident happened when Afrid was going towards Vittla on his friend’s bike in the morning.
When the motorbike they were travelling rammed to a jeep in the cross of Okkettur bridge, Afrid fell down on the road. At this moment, a private bus which came from Vittla ran over him killing him on the spot. However, the bike rider escaped unhurt. Vittla police who visited the spot registered a case.
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Hindutva leader Manju Kola stabbed during ‘compromise meeting’ at Malpe; Five arrested
Udupi: Manju Kola, husband of former Udupi City Municipal Council Vice-President Lakshmi Manjunath and a Hindutva organisation leader, was stabbed during a meeting held to settle a dispute related to a love affair at Malpe on Tuesday night.
Police have arrested five accused in connection with the case.
According to information available, Manju Kola had reportedly called for a compromise meeting near Malpe beach in the Palimaru area on Tuesday evening to resolve an issue involving a couple. During the discussion, a heated argument broke out and a youth allegedly stabbed Manju Kola.
He sustained injuries to his abdomen and collapsed. He was immediately shifted to a private hospital in Udupi for treatment.
Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar said that five accused have been arrested in the case. As per preliminary investigation, the incident appears to have occurred due to personal reasons. He clarified that there is no communal angle to the incident and urged the public not to spread rumours.
The injured Manju Kola is out of danger and his condition is stable, the SP said.
