Chikkamagaluru: SP Uma Prashant suspends two constables over allegation of assualting man in custody
Chikkamagaluru: Two police constables were on Tuesday suspended by the Superintendent of Police over allegations of assaulting a man in custody here at the Moodigere Police Station.
SP Uma Prashant issued the order of suspension of two constables, Lohith and Vasanth attached to the Moodigere Police Station after a woman alleged the duo had assaulted her husband in the custody.
The SP has also ordered a departmental inquiry against the sub-inspector of the police station Adarsha over his role in the incident.
Yashoda, a resident of Daradahalli village, complained to the SP and the circle inspector that, following the filing of a case of theft on February 9, the Moodigere Police arrested her husband Manju and thrashed him at the station.
The grievously injured Manju is being treated at a hospital in Chikkamagaluru town.
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Activa rider dies in collision with car near Puttur
Puttur: A man lost his life in an accident involving a car and an Activa scooter at Purusharakatte on Saturday night.
The deceased has been identified as Ganesh, a Holige trader from Indira Nagar, Purusharakatte. The accident occurred when a car traveling towards Puttur collided with Ganesh's Activa, which was coming from the opposite direction.
The impact of the collision threw Ganesh and his vehicle into a roadside drain, leaving him with severe injuries. He was initially taken to Puttur Hospital and later shifted to a hospital in Mangaluru, where he succumbed to his injuries despite receiving treatment.
