Belagavi: Suspect resists arrest, stabs constable; held by police with shot in leg
Belagavi: In a police encounter on the outskirts of Kittur town early Saturday morning, a man accused in multiple cases was shot in the leg when he resisted arrest and attempted to escape after attacking a policeman.
The accused, Ramesh Killar, was reportedly charged with involvement in robbery, gang rape and illegal possession of weapons, among other criminal activities.
On Friday morning when the police team went to arrest Killar, he reportedly stabbed constable Sharief Dafedar with a knife and tried to escape. Sub-inspector Praveen Gangolli is said to have shot Killar in the leg for self-defence.
The accused was taken to the Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) Hospital for treatment.
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Yadgir: Six people burnt alive in private bus-car collision on Bidar-Bengaluru Highway in Surapura
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.
