Chikkaballapur: A 28-year-old auto rickshaw driver in Gauribidanur, who allegedly cut his birthday cake with a sword at his village on Saturday, was arrested on Sunday, after a video clip of the celebration went viral on social media.
The arrested driver, Anil Kumar, is identified as a resident of Lagumenahalli. He is learned to have been celebrating his birthday with his friends and, as he cut the cake using a sword, one of his friends recorded a video of the celebration on his mobile phone. The video clip, which was shared on the friend’s social media account, went viral.
Gauribidanur Police, who took cognizance of the video clip, filed a suo motu case and arrested Kumar on charge of causing public nuisance and under the Arms Act. The sword used by Kumar was seized by the police.
The auto rickshaw driver’s statement was recorded by the police, who later released him on station bail under certain conditions.
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Surapura: In a tragic road accident reported from the taluk, six people were burnt alive in a collision between a private bus and a car on the Bidar-Bengaluru Highway near the Shanthapura Cross close to the Thinthani Bridge on Friday morning.
A fire broke out due to the force of the collision, and both vehicles were gutted in the flames.
The bus is learned to have been traveling from Lingasugur to Kalaburagi, and the car was going towards Lingasugur. While none of the passengers in the bus was reportedly endangered in the accident, all six people traveling the car died in the accident and are learned to have burnt in the fire.
The local fire brigade has successfully doused the flames.
Inspector Umesh M and team of the Surapura Police Station is learned to have arrived at the accident spot and conducted an inspection.
The skulls of four people are said to have been found among the debris.
