Siddapur: In a heart wrenching incident reported from Siddapur, three students died after drowning at the Burude falls in Siddapur Taluk here in Uttara Kannada District on Saturday.
The deceased students have been identified as Murali of Sirsi, Abhishek naik of Siddapur and Sai of Kerala. All the three were students of Siddapur Ayurveda College.
According to the reports the trio was on vacation, and had been to Burude falls for picnicking. They reportedly entered the waters for swimming when the incident took place.
Siddapur police rushed to the spot after being informed about the incident and pulled the bodies of the students out of the water with help from locals.
A case has been reported at Siddapur Police Station.
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Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.
The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.
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The accused was a caretaker of the company.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.
