Tiger dancer in Puttur killed with lethal weapons after clash over trivial issue
police arrest three
Puttur: The local police have arrested three men for the murder of a young man who was a member of the Kallega tiger dance group, Akshay Kallega, using lethal weapons in Nehru Nagar on the outskirts of the town late Monday night, after a fight between them over a trivial issue a few hours before.
The men are learned to have called Akshay to Nehru Nagar late at night allegedly to discuss matters related to a road accident that took place on Monday evening. The youngster was called especially for a calculation of the shares in the loss incurred due to the accident, but was attacked with lethal weapons and killed by the men, when he reached the place.
Akshay's body was found among the weeds in the paddy fields beside the highway near the road leading to Vivekananda College in Puttur.
Police sources, which confirmed that three men had attacked and killed Akshay, said that two of the suspects, Manish and Chethu, surrendered to the police a few hours after the incident. A third suspect, Manjunath alias Manja, who had been absconding after the act, was arrested on Tuesday morning.
This is the second such murder case witnessed by Puttur town in the last couple of months. In the last week of August, a young woman was stabbed to death by her lover outside the Puttur Women Police Station. Four years ago too, Karthik Merla, Secretary of the Hindu Jagaran Vedike, had been stabbed to death late at night behind the Puttur Rural Police Station.
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Dense fog keeps visibility low in Delhi, air quality 'very poor'
New Delhi (PTI): Early morning visibility was low in parts of the national capital on Friday due to a thick layer of smog and haze, with mercury levels settling at 9 degree Celsius.
Delhi's air remained in the 'very poor' category, with the 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) settling at 382, edging closer to the 'severe' category.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board's SAMEER app, out of 40 air quality monitoring stations across the city, 14 recorded severe air quality while 26 were in the very poor category. Vivek Vihar recorded the worst air quality with an AQI of 434, the data showed.
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As per the Central Pollution Control Board's classification, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 to 100 satisfactory, 101 to 200 moderate, 201 to 300 poor, 301 to 400 very poor and 401 to 500 severe.
The Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi has forecast that air quality is likely to remain in the 'very poor' category till Saturday and deteriorate to 'severe' on Sunday.
Several parts of the national capital were seen enveloped in dense smog during the early morning hours, leading to reduced visibility.
According to the India Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature settled at 9 degrees Celsius, while relative humidity stood at 100 per cent.
The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 21 degrees Celsius, with dense fog likely to persist through the day.
Meanwhile, the ban on the entry of non-Delhi private vehicles below BS-VI emission standards and enforcement of the 'No PUC, No Fuel' rule came into force in the national capital on Thursday as authorities stepped up measures to tackle worsening air pollution.
Fuel pumps are not dispensing fuel to vehicles without valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates, with enforcement being carried out using automatic number plate reader cameras, voice alerts at fuel stations and police support.
