Truck, bus owners should install speed governors with limit of 60 kmph on vehicles, says Udupi SP
Udupi: The Udupi District Road Safety Authority has made it mandatory for heavy vehicles including buses and trucks transporting stones and sand to get speed governors to prevent accidents, Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar has said.
With several accidents due to overspeeding of transport vehicles and negligence of drivers being reported from the district, the Authority has restricted the speed limit of the heavy vehicles to 60 kmph. The rule will be applicable to all six-wheelers and larger vehicles carrying sand, stone and soil in the district, the senior officer said.
The decision was taken at a recent meeting of the Authority. Truck drivers and owners are given 10 days’ time to install the speed governors in their vehicles. Pamphlets will be distributed to spread awareness among the owners regarding the rules, Shankar added.
In addition, bus owners are instructed to install doors on their vehicles by January 20. Buses found without doors will be confiscated and the owners will have to pay fine, the SP warned.
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Man found hanging at brother's house in Delhi's Jafrabad; suicide over matrimonial discord suspected
New Delhi (PTI): A 30-year-old man was found hanging at his residence in northeast Delhi's Jafrabad area on Thursday, with police suspecting that matrimonial discord may have driven him to take the extreme step, an official said.
Information was received from Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital regarding a person who had been brought dead, he said.
During enquiry, the deceased was identified as Chand (30), a resident of Welcome area. Police said he was staying with his brother at a house in Jafrabad where he was allegedly found hanging.
According to police, Chand was first taken to Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital by family members after they found him in an unconscious state, and was declared brought dead.
The family later shifted him to LNJP Hospital seeking a second medical opinion, where doctors again declared him dead, police said.
Police said the body has been sent for post-mortem to ascertain the cause of death.
During preliminary verification, it came to light that Chand was facing matrimonial issues. His wife had reportedly left him and shifted to her parental home following disputes between the couple, police said, adding that the angle is being examined as part of the investigation.
Crime and forensics teams were informed and necessary legal proceedings are underway, police said.
