Mandya: Five persons were seriously injured when a car in which they were traveling overturned on a flyover on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway near Chikkamandya on the outskirts of the city on Monday evening.
Arjun, Manjunath G Adiga, Srikanth, Krishna and Murthy, all hailing from Bengaluru, were injured in the incident, the condition of two of them is reported to be critical.
Reportedly, the driver lost control over the speeding car resulting in it being overturned twice. Had it fallen from the top, there would have been a huge loss of life.
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In the meantime, the seriously injured were shifted to a hospital in Bengaluru for further treatment while the rest are being treated at MIMS district hospital. A case has been registered by the central police station.
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Kadaba: A 27-year-old youth has alleged that he was assaulted inside the range forest officer’s office when he had gone there to give a statement in connection with a wild boar hunting case. He has been admitted to the government hospital in Puttur.
The injured has been identified as Jeevan (27), son of Monappa Gowda of Konde Mane in Aithoor village of Kadaba taluk. He and Jain Varkey (50) of Kermai were recently booked in a case related to alleged wild boar hunting in Aithoor forest.
According to sources, both had gone to the Subrahmanya range forest officer’s office on Wednesday to record their statements. It is alleged that Jain Varkey was sent outside and Jeevan was assaulted inside the office.
He was later taken to the Kadaba Community Health Centre for medical examination. On learning about the alleged assault, members of the public gathered at the hospital premises and expressed anger against the forest officials.
Locals have demanded action against Subrahmanya Range Forest Officer Vimal Babu and staff members Prakash and Adarsh, who have been accused in the incident. Jeevan has been shifted to the Puttur government hospital for further treatment, sources said.
