Madikeri: Man, 3-year-old daughter killed in road accident
Madikeri: A 38-year-old man and her 3-year-old daughter were killed in a tragic accident involving a Maruti Omni and a Bolero Jeep , near Anekadu on the Kushalnagar-Madikeri National Highway on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Rajesh Devaiah (38) and his daughter Nancy Bollamma (3), residents of Basavanahalli. The duo was reportedly traveling in an omni car.
It has been also learned that Rajesh who originally hailed from Kalur village in the district, and was currently residing in Basavanahalli near Kushalnagar.
The accident occurred while the duo was returning to Basavanahalli in an omni car after attending the christening ceremony of a relative in Madikeri. The Omni was struck by a Bolero Jeep, which was carrying plantation workers to Boikeri belonging to Chanakal Kaval of Periyapatna taluk. Rajesh's wife, Smita, was said to be following the Omni on her two-wheeler.
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While Rajesh died on the spot his daughter nancy succumbed at a Madikeri hospital.
Meanwhile, Bolero driver Arun, labor women Jayalakshmi and Neelamma also sustained serious injuries and are undergoing treatment at Kushalnagar hospital. A case in connection with the incident has been registered at the Kushalnagar police station.
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Minor girl out with friend raped in MP forest; truck driver, associate held
Raisen (MP), Nov 24: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a truck driver while his two associates restrained the teenager’s male friend in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district, an official said on Sunday.
Police have arrested two persons, including the truck driver, in connection with the alleged crime committed in Siyarmau forest on Silwani-Sagar Road, some 110 km from the district headquarters, on Saturday evening, he said.
The teenager and her 21-year-old male friend were returning after visiting the Vandevi temple in the area when they parked their two-wheeler and entered the forest, said Silwani’s Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Anil Maurya.
At the same time, a truck broke down following which its driver, later identified as Sanju Adivasi (21), and his two friends also went inside the forest, where they spotted the girl and her friend.
The trio thrashed the young man and snatched the key of his motorcycle, he said, citing the FIR.
The driver took the girl deep inside the forest and allegedly raped her, while his associates restrained her friend, the official said.
After the three accused left, the girl and the youth walked to the road and alerted some policemen who were passing by.
Police registered a case against Sanju Adivasi and his associates Shivnarayan Advasi and Akshay Ahirwar under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 64 (rape), 70-1 (gang rape) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said.
Sanju and Shivnarayan have been arrested, while Ahirwar is on the run, the official said.
