Mangaluru: Private bus services in Dakshina Kannada will resume from June 1, with 50% of the buses plying back on the road after over two months of nationwide lockdown due to the spread of Corona Virus in the country.

Usually, about 325 city busses ply the Mangaluru roads from 6:00 am to 10 pm routing and connecting several parts in and around city. In an official statement by the bus owners’ association, it was informed that about 150 buses will start service. Meanwhile about 450 service busses, 70 contract carriages and 150 tourist busses will start services in the city from June 1.

A compatible mechanism will be planned out in next two days about how, where and how many number of busses will commence on particular roads, a top KSRTC official said.

DK DC Sindhu B Rupesh has asserted that a meeting of bus drivers and owners with the RTO officials will be organised and strict instructions and measures will be sent out to them to be followed.

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Karwar: Uttara Kannada police have cracked a murder case in which a Belagavi youth was killed and his body burnt inside a car to make it appear like a road accident.

Addressing a press meet in the city, Superintendent of Police Deepan M.N. said three accused from Old Hubballi have been arrested in connection with the case. The crime was a pre-planned act driven by personal enmity, he said.

The case came to light on April 8 morning when a car (KA-04/MJ-8996) was found completely burnt in a roadside ditch near Talekumbri bus stand in Yellapur. Only charred human remains were found inside the vehicle. Initially, it was suspected to be an accident caused by overspeeding, and a case was registered at Yellapur police station based on a complaint filed by the deceased’s father, Jagannath Dhapale.

However, the father later expressed suspicion that his son’s death was not accidental, prompting a detailed investigation.

Taking the matter seriously, two special teams were formed under the leadership of Yellapur Inspector Ramesh Hanapur. On analysing technical evidence and CCTV footage, police found that it was a planned murder.

The accused have been identified as Abdul Raheem Basheer Ahmed Mujawar (32), Maulasab Bavahan Wada (36) and Dadapeer alias Aftab Mehboob Saab Balasangi (22), all chicken traders from Old Hubballi.

Police have seized the car used in the crime along with two scooters. The accused have been remanded to judicial custody.

Investigations revealed that the accused killed Nitesh Dhapale due to personal enmity and later set the car on fire along with the body to project it as an accident.

SP Deepan M.N. appreciated the efforts of Inspector Ramesh Hanapur, PSIs Rajashekhar Vandali and Siddappa Gudi, and the entire team for solving the complex case.