Bantwal: The Vittla police arrested two persons in connection with a case of vandalizing Mother Velankani Temple and hoisting a saffron flag at Kuntrakala in Kolnadu. Now the number of detainees has gone up to four.

Shocked due to lightning during heavy rains in the town on Thursday evening, four persons admitted to a hospital.

The heavy rains coupled with gusty wind, lightning and thunderbolt caused heavy damage in some parts of the district on Thursday. The roofs of many stalls in the newly constructed bus stand were damaged. A mobile tower set up on a building was collapsed.

A woman sustained injuries when a toll-gate employee stopped a car for not reportedly paying the toll fee and damaged the front glass of the car, at Brahmarakotlu-Talapady toll gate on Thursday. Woman identified as Tazia (21) of Valachil was admitted to a private hospital.

As the Arabian sea is likely to erupt following depression, the Met department has warned all fishermen to bring boats which ventured into the sea for fishing to the shore.

Heavy rains accompanied by thunder and lightning lashed several parts of the D.K district for more than an hour on Thursday evening.

A delegation of the DYFI on Wednesday met SP Ravikanthe Gowda and urged him to take action against Venur police who assaulted and booked a false case against DYFI activist Riyaz Manthoor.

The city police arrested three persons on charges of attempting to murder a youth of Gantalkatte.