Two more bodies recovered at landslide site at Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district
Bengaluru: Two more bodies were recovered on Thursday during the search and rescue operations in Shirur village in Uttara Kannada district, where a massive landslide claimed lives of six people two days ago, officials said.
Vehicular traffic has been temporarily suspended on National Highway 66, where the incident occurred on Tuesday, they said.
After an intensive rescue and search operation by the local police, a team of National Disaster Response Force, fire and emergency services and officials of other agencies amid rains, four bodies were recovered by Tuesday evening.
"Search and rescue operations have been going on since the past two days and with the help of all agencies, we have recovered six bodies so far," said Narayana M, Superintendent of Police (Karwar).
Among the four dead were members of the same family, who ran an eatery along the national highway.
They have been identified as 47-year-old Lakshman Naik, his 36-year-old wife Shanti Naik and their children Roshan (11), Avantika (6).
The two other deceased has been identified as drivers.
According to the officials, seven people were feared dead. Out of which, the bodies of six people have been recovered so far. Search operations will continue until all the bodies are recovered.
Following the incident, the state government had said that three gas tankers had pulled up at the eatery for a tea break when mud and rocks plunged down the hill.
The landslip triggered by incessant rains also swept away two of the three tankers into the Gangavali river flowing on the other side of the road.
According to the state government, the National Highways Authority of India, while building National Highway 66 "cut the hill steep instead of a 45-degree slope, resulting in the accident".
Meanwhile, vehicular movement has been banned till July 22 in Seethalayanagiri-Mullayanagiri area of Chikkamagaluru taluk due to the collapse of hills and severe damage to the road surface owing to heavy rains.
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Shankar arrested in UP for allegedly posting objectionable Facebook video against Hindu gods
Ballia: Police in Ballia district have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly uploading a Facebook video containing objectionable remarks against Hindu gods, officials said on Saturday.
The arrest was made following a complaint lodged by BJP district executive committee member Ripunjay Rai. Based on his complaint, an FIR was registered on Friday night at the Sikandarpur police station against the accused, identified as Vishnu Shankar alias Golu.
According to the FIR, Shankar had allegedly used abusive and derogatory language against Sanatan Dharma and Hindu deities in the video.
Station House Officer (SHO) Mool Chandra Chaurasia confirmed that the accused was taken into custody from his village on Saturday and subsequently sent to jail. Police said the investigation into the matter is ongoing.
The incident comes just a day after another arrest in Uttar Pradesh over alleged objectionable social media content. In Shamli district, a 30-year-old man identified as Khalid, a resident of Ambeta village, was detained for allegedly posting derogatory content against UP Chief Minister Adityanath using a fake Instagram account in the name of Kairana MP Iqra Choudhary.
Kairana SHO Samaypal Attri said the case was registered under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) following a complaint from the MP. During the investigation, police traced the account to Khalid and recovered a mobile phone reportedly used to post the content.
