HC quashes FIR against Agni Sridhar
Allegation on murder threat
Bengaluru, June 13: Based on a statement of the complainant, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday dismissed an FIR filed against senior journalist Agni Sridhar at Yelahanka police station. The FIR was filed against Sridhar that he has threatened the complainant with dire consequences.
The Single Bench of the High Court headed by Justice KN Phanindra heard the petition filed by Agni Sridhar seeking dismissal of the FIR as his name was unnecessarily included in the case. After complainant Tata Ramesh submitted a written statement to the Bench saying that he has given complaint with a wrong belief and he does not have any animosity with Sridhar, the Judge dismissed the FIR filed against eight persons including Agni Sridhar and Onte Rohith.
About the incident
After a few days of the murder of Bengaluru North taluk APMC president Srinivas, Tata Ramesh lodged a complaint against Onte Rohith and others alleging that they have been threatening him. Following his complaint, Yelahanka police investigated the issue.
The police, who did not include the name of Agni Sridhar in the beginning of the investigation, have included his name while filing the charge sheet to the court. The police charged that Sridhar had given shelter to Onte Rohith and others who were facing murder threat case. Against this, Agni Sridhar moved the High Court. Hearing the case, the Judge dismissed the case based on the statement of the complainant.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
