DyCM DK Shivakumar inspects work on Hebbal flyover during city tour
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka DK Shivakumar, who continued his tour of the capital on Tuesday, visited the Hebbal flyover and directed officials to take steps for better management of traffic on the stretch.
While the demand of the people to widen the flyover – whose loops connect the Bengaluru Airport, Hyderabad and IT hub in Bengaluru – had been increasing, Shivakumar spoke to the officials concerned regarding the work. He also checked the blueprints of the projects planned in relation to the Hebbal flyover.
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The Deputy CM chaired a meeting with the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) Commissioner, chairperson and officials as well as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner at the BDA office, prior to the visit to the flyover.
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Rowdy-sheeter allegedly shot by police in self-defence near Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): The police allegedly shot at a rowdy-sheeter on Monday morning after he attacked an officer who had asked him to surrender on the outskirts of the city, officials said.
The incident occurred near Mayasandra village within the Attibele police station limits, they added.
Lokesh (40), who has been arrested, has multiple cases registered against him, including charges of murder, extortion, and kidnapping, police stated.
According to the police, acting on a tip-off, Lokesh was spotted in the area, and the police team asked him to surrender. However, in an attempt to escape, he attacked one of the officers. In self-defence, the police team opened fire and shot him in the leg.
He sustained injuries and was admitted to a hospital. A senior police officer confirmed that he was out of danger.
Lokesh was also wanted in an attempted murder case in which he and his associates allegedly tried to kill another rowdy-sheeter, police added.
