Chamarajanagar: Three members of a family were killed, and another person was injured in a road accident near Hirikati Gate, outside Begur town in Gundlupet taluk, on Tuesday night. A speeding car collided head-on with their motorbike as they were returning home after visiting a temple.

The deceased have been identified as Shashidhar (28), who was riding the bike, his wife Shalini (22), and his mother Bhagyamma (50), all residents of Kudlapur village in Nanjangud taluk, Mysuru district.

Another motorbike behind theirs was also affected as the car brushed against it, injuring Rajanna (40) of Hemmaragala village in Nanjangud taluk. He is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital.

Begur Police rushed to the spot upon receiving information and conducted an inquest. The bodies were shifted to Begur Primary Health Centre for post-mortem examination.

According to the police, the family had visited the temple at Chikkadevamma Hills in HD Kote, Mysuru district, and was returning home when the accident occurred. The car, which was traveling in the opposite direction at high speed, collided with their motorbikes.

The police have taken the vehicles involved into custody and are carrying out further investigations.

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Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.

A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.

He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.

During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.

Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.

As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.