Group clash in Haveri: Man stabs eight from rival group

Vartha Bharati | 19-02-2023 | 12:52:00 IST

Haveri: A youngster in Kamalanagar in Shiggaon taluk on Saturday stabbed as many as eight people, following a clash between two groups.

The youth accused of stabbing is identified as Suresh Lamani, while Ravi Lamani, Shankar Lamani, Raju Lamani, Mahesh Lamani, Lalappa Lamani, Hanumantha Poojary and Akshay Lamani were among those injured.

The injured men are being treated at the KIMS Hospital, Hubballi and the condition of one of them is learned to be serious.

Suresh Lamani, Raju Lamani, Lakshman Lamani, Ashok Lamani, Praveen Lamani and Ravi Hanumanth Lamani, who are residents of Kamalanagar (Tadasa Tanda), are accused of attacking members of an opponent group in the fight, with Suresh Lamani stabbing eight men.

The reason for the fight is, however, not confirmed yet.

Shiggaon Police, under whose jurisdiction this incident occurred, have filed a case and are investigating the matter.

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Five killed after being run over by truck in MP's Dindori

12-04-2026 ¦ 12-04-2026 IST

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Dindori (PTI): Five men were killed and one person was injured after being run over by a truck on a highway in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district in the early hours of Sunday, police said.

The incident occurred around 1 am on the Jabalpur-Amarkantak National Highway near Kikratalaab village under Gadasarai police station limits when the victims were returning home in a pickup vehicle, they said.

A tyre of the vehicle got punctured, following which the driver started changing it and the occupants got out of the vehicle.

"A speeding truck ran over them. The driver told us he dozed off and could not see the victims," Dindori Superintendent of Police Vahni Singh told PTI.

The truck driver claimed the victims were standing in the middle of the road, she said.

Five men, including the pickup vehicle's driver, died on the spot, while one person suffered injuries and was admitted to a hospital, the official said.

The truck driver was arrested, the police added.