School girl run over by truck in Surathkal
Surathkal, Feb 7: A six-year-old girl student of a school here was crushed to death near Surathkal here when the scooter her father was riding was hit from behind by a truck on Wednesday, police sources said.
The tragic event occurred as the child and her father were riding home from the school on the scooter. A truck came from behind hitting the two-wheeler.
The young victim, identified as Manvi, a resident of Mitrapatna in Mukka.
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The girl who was thrown off onto the road was run over by the truck. Her father escaped with injuries. The child's body was shifted to a private hospital.
The injured father was admitted to the hospital. The witnesses to the incident, who tried to thrash the truck driver, were prevented by Surathkal police who reached the spot.
The driver was arrested and the vehicle was taken into custody, the sources said.
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BJP MLC CT Ravi records statement with CID over Belagavi attack
Bengaluru, Jan 9: BJP leader C T Ravi on Thursday recorded his statement before the CID officer probing the attack on him during the last day of the Belagavi Legislature session on December 19.
MLC Ravi was allegedly attacked by a group of people upset over his alleged derogatory remarks in the Legislative Council against the state's Woman and Child Welfare Minister, Laxmi Hebbalkar.
The MLC was arrested and reportedly taken to multiple locations by the police in connection with his remarks against the minister.
According to Ravi, some BJP legislators had lodged a complaint with council chairperson Basavaraj Horatti regarding the attack on him at the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha while he was on his way to the council.
Horatti had instructed the police to investigate the case. Subsequently, the police summoned Ravi to record his statement, he said.
“I have provided details of the incident to the investigating officer. I recorded my statement regarding the individuals who attacked me, the slogans they shouted, and the foul language they used,” the BJP leader told reporters after returning from the CID office.
He stated that he was attacked twice on December 19 within the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha premises in Belagavi.
Ravi also mentioned that video and CCTV footage of the incident would be examined as part of the investigation.
