Mangaluru: A youth committed suicide by jumping into the river from Ullal Bridge on NH66 on Wednesday afternoon at around 1:45.

A woman who witnessed the incident said that a boy wearing a t-shirt suddenly jumped into the river while walking across the bridge. He was looking like a college student, she added.

The  incident occurred while coming from Thokkottu-Mangaluru on the bridge. The details about the victim is yet to be known.

Police visited the spot and collecting the information.

 

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Afzalpur: A 24-year-old police constable Dhareppa died as the motorbike he was riding went out of control and toppled on the road while traveling near Gobbur B village on Saturday morning.

Dhareppa, learned to be a resident of Shirawala village, was reportedly traveling back home to the village from Kalaburagi when the accident occurred and the bike fell on the road.

The police constable, who was grievously injured in the accident, is said to have died on the spot.

Aland Deputy Superintendent of Police Thammaraya Patil, Circle Inspector Lakhan Masaguppi and Devalagangapura Sub-inspector Sangeetha Shinde visited the accident spot and inspected it.

A case has been registered and investigation is underway.