Car topples, hits divider after tyre burst on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway in Mandya; no casualties
Mandya: Securing their seat belts proved to be a lifeline to the passengers, including the driver, in a car, who were saved although the vehicle toppled, hit the divider and was badly damaged after one of its tyre burst near Maddur in Mandya district while traveling on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway on Saturday.
The left front tyre of the car burst when descending the flyover near Maddur, resulting in the car overturning and ramming into the divider. While the body of the car was badly damaged due to the intensity of the collision, parts of the vehicle also fell off it, on the highway.
The other users of the highway as well as the locals, who saw this, immediately got into action, to help the driver and the passengers come out of the damaged car.
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Maddur Traffic Police Sub-inspector GE Mahesh and other policemen visited the accident spot for an inspection. They also got the road cleared of the car debris, for traffic movement to return to normalcy. A case has been registered at the Maddur Traffic Police Station and the officers are investigating.
Sub-inspector Mahesh pointed out that the accident on Saturday did not end up being fatal or injurious as the passengers had worn their seat belts. He urged the road users to unfailingly follow traffic rules while driving on highways and take precautionary measures like wearing seat belts.
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Minister Parameshwara says remarks on properties linked to drug peddlers 'misunderstood'
Tumakuru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said his recent remarks on the demolition of properties linked to those involved in narcotics trade were "misunderstood and misinterpreted".
His clarification follows remarks made two days ago on the government's uncompromising crackdown on the drug menace, including action against properties linked to foreign nationals allegedly involved in drug trafficking.
"It is unfortunate. It is taken in the wrong sense. I didn't mean that tomorrow itself I am going to send bulldozers and demolish the houses. That was not my intention. It was wrongly taken," he told reporters here.
Responding to Congress MLC K Abdul Jabbar's question in the legislative council on the growing drug menace in Bengaluru, Davangere and coastal districts, the minister on Thursday detailed the extensive enforcement measures initiated since the Congress government assumed office.
Pointing to the involvement of some foreign nationals, the minister had said, "Many foreign students from African countries have come to Karnataka. They are into the drug business. We catch them and register cases against them, but they want the case to be registered because once the case is registered, we cannot deport them."
"We have gone to the extent of demolishing the rented building where they stay," he had said.
