Subramanya: Two people have been arrested for allegedly poisoning their own father’s food. The incident took place under Subramanya Police Station limits.

The victim father who was poisoned and is currently being treated at a hospital in Mangaluru has been identified as Honappa Naik. The accused sons have been identified as Deviprasad (33) and Lokesh (35).

The duo was arrested following a complaint of Monappa’s wife Savita.

Savita is reportedly the second wife of Honappa and the two accused are said to be the children from his first wife.

Police sources added that Lokesh and Deviprasad used to fight with Honappa over a property dispute and had grudges with father over the issue.

On July 23, Honappa’s daughter came home and brought food made of pork meat. Honappa ate the food at morning around 6 am on July 24. The complaint states Honappa started vomiting immediately after eating the food and was soon taken to a private hospital in Mangaluru where he is being treated currently.

The police have registered a case in this regard and further investigations are underway.

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.

In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.

Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.

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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.

The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.

In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.