Heavy downpour in malnad again, landslides in three villages
Chikmagalur, August 19: The rain which gave a respite since yesterday afternoon, pouring cats and dogs in the malnad region since yesterday night. Landslides happened in three villages in Koppa taluk and people were panic.
NR Pura, Koppa, Kalasa, Balehonnur, Mudigere, Horanadu, Sringeri, Kigga, Kudremukh, Kerekatte and other places have been receiving heavy rains. Hebbale bridge is about to submerge in the water.
Tunga, Bhadra and Hemavati rivers in Heggaravalli and Uduse villages have been flowing above danger level. Flood water is gushing into paddy field. As a result, hundreds of acres of paddy field was damaged and landslides occurred on the road near Heggaravalli.
Hillocks are sinking in Hulugaradi, Bhyredevaru, Sampane and other villages in Koppa taluk and the residents nearby those hillocks are under panic.
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Jharkhand: 6 arrested for kidnapping Bengal businessman, associate
Khunti (PTI): Six persons have been arrested for allegedly abducting a West Bengal-based businessman and his associate in Jharkhand's Khunti district and demanding a ransom of Rs 10 lakh, police said on Sunday.
The incident occurred on Friday in Tilmi area under the jurisdiction of Jariyagarh police station. Upon receiving information, police rescued both victims, they said.
Torpa Sub-divisional Police Officer Christopher Kerketta said, "We have rescued both the victims and arrested six people for their alleged involvement in the crime."
The businessman, identified as Haru Mukherjee (65), had come to the house of his associate, Vijay Oraon (40), to recruit labourers for work at a brick kiln.
The accused hail from different parts of Khunti, and police also seized a four-wheeler, three motorcycles, and five mobile phones from their possession, the officer said, adding an FIR has also been registered and further investigation is underway.
