Mangaluru, Jan 9: A young photographer died in a road accident occurred near Padil on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday.

The victim has been identified as Ganesh (28) of Yeyyadi. He hailed from Chikmagaluru. He was residing at a rented room at Yeyyadi. He was a partner of a photo studio in the city. The accident occurred when he was returning to Mangaluru after completing the photography of a marriage programme at Sajipa Narayana Guru Mandir.

His friend Sandesh was riding the scooter and he was a pillion. A container lorry had overtaken the scooter from the rear and one side of the container touched the scooter which lost its control and fell on the road. Both Sandesh and Ganesh fell on the road. But Ganesh sustained head injuries.

Though Sandesh tried to stop the vehicles to take Ganesh to the hospital for more than 10 minutes, no one stopped the vehicle. Later, an auto driver stopped the vehicle and carried him to a private hospital. But the doctors declared him brought dead.

Mangaluru traffic south police registered a case.

Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.



Kolkata (PTI): A 68-year-old man was arrested from Kolkata on Thursday morning after fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with a face value of Rs 2.99 lakh were seized from his possession, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police apprehended the person from the Dharmatala bus stand area in the central part of the city, he said.

“Six bundles of FICN of Rs 500 denomination were seized from his possession. The person seems to be a member of a racket involved in fake currency note supply. A case has been filed against him and he will be produced in a local court later today,” he said.

The accused is a resident of Malda district, the officer said, adding that a probe into the matter is underway.