Udupi police allegedly lathi charged tourists at Malpe beach
Udupi: In a video that is widely being shared on local social media platforms, Udupi police personnel can be seen asking tourists to vacate a designated area in a rather hard tone at the Malpe beach with the videographer protesting against the act calling for discipline and decency from the officials.
The videographer also alleges that the cops lathi charged the tourist which would bring bad name for the District and the beach which one of the major tourist attraction of the Coastal Karnataka.
In the video, police constable are seen asking tourist to vacate a designated area where the entry of tourists is barred owing to the danger the sea posses.
Though the manner in which the constables are asking people to vacate the place did not go down too well with the tourists who found it to be rude and undisciplined and also alleged that police lathi charged while asking them to leave.
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Jharkhand: 2 killed, 5 injured after being run over by truck
Garhwa/Hazaribag (PTI): Two persons were killed and five others injured after being allegedly run over by a truck in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Thursday evening, police said.
The deceased were standing near a roadside puncture repair shop in Charhi when the accident happened, they said.
The injured persons were admitted to the Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital, they added.
"The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained," said a police officer.
In another accident in Garhwa, two men in their mid-20s died after being hit by a speeding tractor, police said.
The accident happened in the Mahuliya panchayat in the Garhwa police station area in the early hours, they said.
"Rahul Chaudhary (26) and Nandlal Ram (26) were standing near their motorcycle on the roadside. A speeding tractor coming from the opposite direction hit them. Rahul died on the spot, while Nandlal succumbed to the injuries while being taken to the Sadar Hospital," said a police officer.
"Immediately after the mishap, the tractor driver abandoned the vehicle and fled. The tractor has been seized, and raids are underway to apprehend the absconding driver," he said.
