Karnataka HC issues notice to Mangaluru Police, State Govt. in connection with Dec 19 police action
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Mangaluru Police Commissioner, Dr. PS Harsha and state government in connection with the Mangaluru police firing incident of December 19.
On Wednesday, Karnataka High Court Chief Justice A S Oka and Justice Hemanth Chandangoudar heard a Public Interest Litigation filed by freedom fighter Doreswamy and former Mangaluru City Corporation Mayor K Ashraf demanding a formation of Special Investigation Team led by a senior officer of ADGP rank.
The bench hearing the PIL issued notice to Karnataka Government and Mangaluru Police Commissioner in this regard. The Court has also asked the police department to keep the CCTV footages of December 19 safe and secure.
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Double-decker electric bus gutted in fire at Kurla BEST depot
Mumbai (PTI): An empty double-decker electric bus was gutted in a fire during servicing at a BEST depot in Mumbai's Kurla area on Sunday, officials said, adding that nobody was injured.
The blaze broke out inside the Kurla BEST bus depot near Kanakia Building at 4.14 pm, according to preliminary information from the Mumbai Fire Brigade.
The parked bus was unoccupied at the time of the incident.
Fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control. The exact cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, they said.
No injuries were reported in the incident, officials added.
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking has hired 50 electric double-decker buses from Switch Mobility in its fleet of around 2,700 buses.
