K'taka: Cops attend birthday bash of BJP MLA on weekend curfew; salutes, hand over bouquets on stage

Vartha Bharati | 17-01-2022 | 14:40:00 IST

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Davangere: Amidst the weekend curfew in the state in the wake of surging COVID-19 cases, one of Karnataka’s BJP MLA celebrated his birthday on Sunday with a bash.

MLA SV Ramachandra on Sunday organized a birthday bash in front of his house with hundreds of people attending the event to wish and congratulate the MLA.

Interestingly, the local cops, who were supposed to impose the weekend curfew were also present at the event but with bouquets in their hands to please the ruling party leader. In one of the videos that is doing rounds on social media, police officials are seen wishing the MLA by giving bouquets and saluting him on the stage.

Weekend curfew for aam aadmi, big birthday bash for MLA.
Jagalur BJP MLA SV Ramachandra celebrated his birthday with hundreds of people during weekend curfew. Cops not just remain mute spectators but also salute the MLA & enjoy the event. #COVID19 #Omicron #weekendcurfew pic.twitter.com/xqSbSJDAq7

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3 killed, 4 injured in truck-autorickshaw collision in UP

17-05-2026 ¦ 17-05-2026 IST

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Shahjahanpur (UP) (PTI): Three people were killed and four injured in a collision between a truck and an autorickshaw here on Sunday afternoon, police said.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Saurabh Dixit said the truck was coming from the Jalalabad side and the auto-rickshaw from the opposite direction.

Due to the impact of the collision, Ramkshatriya (28), an unidentified 40-year-old woman and Kallu (45) died on the spot, the SP said.

On receiving information about the accident, police rescued four injured people, who were admitted to the government medical college for treatment. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, Dixit said.

The truck driver fled the scene after the accident and the vehicle has been seized. Efforts are underway to trace the driver, police said.