Kalaubaragi: Four persons including driver and women were killed when a government bus collided with a tree while overtaking another bus in the limits of Jevargi police station in the district on Saturday morning.
A bus was approaching here from Surpur and another bus from Dharwad. While a bus driver attempted to overtake another bus, a dog came from the opposite direction. Suddenly, the driver changed the direction of the bus and rammed into a tree after losing control over the vehicle.
The accident, which severely damaged the front portion of the bus, led to the death of three female teachers and the bus driver. More than ten people have been injured and admitted to the Jevargi government hospital.
A case has been registered at Jevargi police station.
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Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
