Puttur: Gang assaults individual, car damaged; Police arrests six
Puttur: In an incident that occurred on Tuesday night, an individual who had gone to refill fuel for his car at the Petrol station at Darbe was assaulted by a gang, while his car was reportedly damaged.
A case has been registered at the Puttur City Police station in this regard, and 6 of the accused in the case have been reportedly arrested by the police.
The victimized individual who was assaulted by the gang has been identified as Radhakrishna (44), a resident of Kemmai in Puttur Taluk.
The victim who sustained injuries has been admitted to the hospital. As per the complaint registered with the police, the victim’s Innova car was also damaged in the incident.
The Police have registered a case against the accused Kishore Golthamajal, Rakesh Chodi, Rehmanth, Ibrahim Kabak, Deviprasad, and Ashraf Peraje, and reportedly arrested them for committing assault.
It is learned that the accused Kishore had been trying to persuade Radhakrishna for the past 3 days to give favourable testimony in support of an individual named Prithesh in the court case regarding Sampya Karthik’s Murder that occurred two years ago. It is also learned that a war of words has ensued between the two during their interaction and the gang assault was carried out in retaliation.
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Two people killed as poultry vehicle rams into parked truck in Belagavi
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Two people were killed, and another was severely injured after a goods vehicle transporting poultry birds allegedly rammed into a stationary truck on a national highway in Belagavi in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Wasim (28) and Mubarak (22), both natives of Shivamogga district, they said.
The driver of the vehicle, Basavaraj Eerappa Hanchinamani (37), suffered critical injuries and has been admitted to a hospital, police said.
According to police, the accident occurred when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, allegedly due to drowsiness, and crashed into a truck parked along the highway.
The goods vehicle was en route from Kolhapur to Sorab in Shivamogga district, carrying poultry. Several chickens were also killed in the impact, a senior police officer said.
Police personnel from the Hirebagewadi Police Station visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
Injured people and the bodies of the deceased were shifted to a hospital, police added.
