Belthangady: Three young men, who had been accused of stealing a car and three motorbikes from areas under the jurisdiction of the Dharmasthala Police Station, were arrested in Hassan and the vehicles confiscated.
The Dharmasthala Police, who arrested the trio, said that the youngsters are natives of Hassan district, with 21-year-old Nandana Gowda KD being a resident of the New Line Road in the city while 20-year-old Hemanth and 19-year-old Harshith Kumar live near the Hemavathi Hospital in Hassan.
The three bikes were stolen from Dharmasthala on February 24 night while the car was stolen from Kokkada on March 1. The Dharmasthala Police, who investigated the case and made the arrest of the accused before seizing the two-wheelers and the car, have said that further investigation into the matter is underway.
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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.
