Woman killed, many injured as bus overturns
Moodigere: A woman died on the spot after the Karkal-Bengaluru private bus in which she was travelling, overturned near Kirigund village in the taluk at 12:30 am last night.
The diceased has been identified as Bhavya (25) of Mudosheddi in Moodigere taluk.
The Reshma Travels bus was proceeding towards Bengaluru from Karkal when the driver lost control over it near the curve of Kirugund. Several passengers sustained injuries and have been hospitalized in Sakaleshpur hospital.
A case has been registered in Gonibedu police station. Investigation is on.
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Udupi: Woman, bank employee arrested in property tax fraud case
Udupi: Udupi City Police have arrested two persons, including a woman, in connection with the alleged misappropriation of property tax funds belonging to the Udupi Municipal Council.
The accused have been identified as Shalini, who was working as a tax consultant outside the municipal office, and Ganesh, a bank employee.
According to police, Anand Suvarna had paid Rs 34,730 towards 12 years of property tax for his building in Kalmadi to Shalini on October 16, 2025. She reportedly issued him a receipt acknowledging the payment.
However, when Suvarna recently checked the status of the payment on the property tax portal, he found that the amount had not been credited and was still shown as pending. He then brought the matter to the notice of the Municipal Commissioner, who verified that the payment had not been recorded.
During questioning, Shalini allegedly admitted to the lapse. On February 16, 2026, she generated a new challan in Suvarna’s name and paid Rs 35,213 towards the dues.
Police said a case has been registered at the Udupi City Police Station against the accused for allegedly misappropriating tax money and defrauding the government by affixing the seal of Union Bank on the challan without remitting the amount initially received from the taxpayer.
Further investigation is under way.
