Udupi's Mumtaz clears judicial exams to become District Judge
Becomes first Muslim woman from Karnataka to achieve feat
Udupi: Mumtaz, a resident of the Udupi district has achieved the feat of becoming the first Muslim woman in the State to become a district judge by cracking the judicial exams held in Feb-March earlier this year.
Mumtaz who hails from Mulki in Udupi District had appeared for judicial exams in Feb-March this year and cleared it with flying colors. She bagged the top rank among the 12 candidates who managed to crack the exam to become district judges.
Mumtaz is the daughter of Abdul Rahiman and Atijamma of Mulki. She completed her schooling from Bharath Matha High School Punaroor in Mangaluru and went to Pompei College Aikala for PUC education.
She later completed her LLB degree from SDM Law College in Mangaluru before moving to Mysuru for master’s degree.
She began her career in law by working as a junior to former MLC Ivan D’Souza.
She was appointed as Assistant Public Prosecutor at Bhatkal JMFC Court in 2010 and was later transferred to Udupi JMFC Court.
She was currently serving as the Assistant Director of Prosecution (ADP) at the office of Udupi Superintendent of Police.
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Two people killed as poultry vehicle rams into parked truck in Belagavi
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.
