Kundapur: The driver and two passengers in a car are said to have been injured as a tanker rammed their car from behind on the national highway near Kumbhashi on Friday morning.

The accident occurred near the Koravadi Cross on the outskirts of Kumbhashi in the taluk, said sources.

The car, which had two lady passengers, was traveling from Kundapur to Udupi, when the tanker hit it. The car is learned to have been crushed due to the collision.

There have been no fatalities in the accident, although the people in the car had minor injuries, the sources said.

Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.



Ullal: The body of a 51-year-old physical education teacher was found in a well at his residence in Kondana, under the limits of Kotekar town, on Friday evening.

The deceased has been identified as Prabhakar Jogi, who was serving as a physical education teacher at the Government School in Kallarakodi, Naringana village. Police suspect that he may have died by suicide, allegedly due to health-related issues.

According to police, Prabhakar had dropped his daughter at Uchila School earlier in the day for the school anniversary programme and returned home.

He was later preparing to attend the same event along with his wife and son, when he suddenly went missing. A search was launched by family members, following which his body was found in the well located at his house.

ALSO READ: Delhi: Married man stabs lover after fight over forced abortion, arrested

Police said that Prabhakar Jogi was reportedly suffering from a neurological disorder. He had served in several schools across Ullal taluk and was actively involved in organisations of physical education teachers.

Ullal police visited the spot, conducted an inspection and sent the body for post-mortem examination.

In his complaint to the police, Prabhakar’s son, Sai Tejas, stated that his father had jumped into the well and that there was no suspicion surrounding the death.

Based on the complaint, a case has been registered and further investigation is underway.