Kasaragod: A youngster died on the spot and three others were seriously injured as their car rammed into a truck parked by the road near the old bus stand on Sunday morning. The deceased youth has been identified as Sahil (21), son of Shamsuddin, a resident of Chengal.

The four youngsters were driving down the road, coming from Anangur on Sunday, when their car dashed against the lorry.

While Sahil died on the spot, his three friends, who were grievously injured as a result of the collision, were admitted to a hospital in Mangaluru.

The car has been completely damaged in the accident.

Kasaragod Town Police have registered a case and investigation is underway.

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Belagavi (Karnataka), Nov 28: A 31-year-old man was shot at allegedly by the relatives of his love interest following a scuffle here, police said on Thursday.

The incident happened in Mahantesh Nagar at around 8.30 pm on Wednesday, they said.

According to Police Commissioner Iada Martin Marbaniang, Praneeth Kumar, a medical sales representative and his love interest were discussing things at another friend's home over dinner, when the woman's relatives including her sister and brother came there and "a scuffle ensued between them and Kumar. One of the woman's relatives fired two rounds from a pistol, and a bullet hit Kumar," he said.

Explaining how things unfolded at the spot of occurrence, Iada Martin Marbaniang said, first, Kumar went to his friend's place for dinner. There, he shared his interest in a woman and the difficulties he had faced in this regard. The friend then called the woman and invited her to join them. When the woman arrived, she and Kumar discussed the situation before the woman's family members, including her sister and brother, also came to the friend's place, he added.

"We have registered two cases in connection with the incident at Malamaruthi police station and have arrested three people, including the girl, her sister and brother in this regard," he said.