Kasaragod, September 24: A passenger was robbed of cash and valuables after making him unconscious in a train while coming from Mumbai on Sunday.

The victim is identified as Arun from Palakkad. He had gone to Mumbai in search of a job recently. While coming back to his native place, a Hindi-speaking passenger had become friend in Hapa Express train and he had offered biscuit to Arun. After consuming the biscuit, Arun became unconscious and when he reached Kasaragod, he regained his conscious and found that a gold chain, Rs 2,000 cash, ATM cards and other valuables were missing. Later, Arun informed the railway police who admitted him to Kasaragod general hospital.



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Mandya (PTI): Three members of a family, two of them women, were killed when the car they were travelling in overturned and fell into a ditch on Sunday, police said.

The driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a bridge on the Bengaluru-Mangaluru National Highway at Nagamangala in Mandya district, police added.

The deceased were identified as Chandregowda (62) and Sarojamma (57), both residents of Chikkamagaluru. They were returning to their hometown when the accident occurred, police sources said.

In another incident near Agaralinganna Doddi in Maddur taluk, a private bus overturned on a service road, injuring more than 30 people. Locals helped rescue the passengers after the accident.

The passengers were travelling to Bengaluru after visiting the Shimsha Maramma temple in Malavalli. The injured were taken to hospitals in Mandya and Maddur for treatment.