Panathur Bus Accident Case: Family of 7 deceased individuals to receive relief funds of Rs 2 lakhs
Puttur: The Karnataka government has announced individual relief package of Rs 2 lakhs to be granted to the family of the 7 deceased individuals, including 5 people from the Puttur Vidhana Sabha constituency, who reportedly died in the private Bus accident that occurred 9 months ago at the Karnataka-Kerala border in Panathur in Kasaragod Taluk.
On January 3rd, a private bus accommodating a wedding party reportedly got into an accident at Pariyam near Panathur after the driver of the bus lost control of the vehicle as the bus rolled and fell resulting in the death of 7 individuals. A resident of Chanila in Balnadu village in Puttur, Choma Naik’s son, Rajesh (38) and his son Adarsh (14), resident of Kunjuru Panja of Aryapura village, Narayan Naik’s daughter Sumathi (26), resident of Aarlapadavu Ardhamoole in Panaje village, Narayan Naik’s son Shreyas (13), resident of Ajjikallu Kalenjila in Bettampady village, Vasanta Naik’s wife Jayalakshmi (36), resident of Kukkanduru of Jalsur village in Sulya Taluk, Narayan Naik’s son Ravichandra (46) and the operator of the bus, a resident of Narikombu in Bantwal Taluk, Shridhar Poojary’s son Shashidhar have been identified as the deceased.
They were reportedly going from Puttur’s Balnadu in a private bus to join a wedding party. The private bus did not possess a Kerala license, it is learned. At Panathur region, which falls in the border of Karnataka but is also a part of Kerala, the driver of the private bus reportedly lost control of the vehicle causing the disastrous accident.
In this regard, the government has reportedly categorized the incident as a special case and announced a relief package of Rs 2 lakhs for the families of the 7 deceased individuals, amounting to a total of 14 lakh rupees relief fund.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
