Chikkamagaluru: More than 20 people were injured in a head-on collision between two KSRTC buses at Ghattadahalli near Mudigere town of Chikkamagaluru district on Sunday afternoon.

The collision was between a KSRTC bus that was traveling from Mudigere to Belur in Hassan district and another that was traveling in the opposite direction.

The 20 injured passengers in the buses were taken for treatment at the MGM Hospital in Mudigere with the help of locals. As some of the passengers were diagnosed to be seriously injured, the doctors at the hospital advised that the passengers be taken to a better equipped hospital.

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Gumla (PTI): Three persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly raping two women at a village in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, police said.

All the three accused have been remanded to judicial custody, Gumla Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge, Mahendra Karmali, told PTI.

According to police, one of the women had been called to Gumla Sadar by her boyfriend on Sunday for an outing.

“She arrived at the spot accompanied by a female. The woman’s boyfriend then called a friend, and they took the two women to a secluded place in Sisai police station area in the evening, forcibly made them consume alcohol before raping them,” the officer said.

The accused later called another man to the spot, who also allegedly raped the women, he said.

“The women later reached the Sadar Police Station and lodged a complaint on Sunday night. Police conducted raids and nabbed the three accused on Monday,” he added.

Further investigation is underway.