Man escapes attempted kidnapping on outskirts of Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A man narrowly escaped an attempted kidnapping after a group of miscreants allegedly tried to abduct him on the outskirts of the city, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred at around 4.30 pm on Monday near Indlawadi Cross in Anekal taluk, they said.
According to police, about eight men arrived at the spot on three motorcycles and in a car, intercepted the man as he was walking along the road, assaulted him and attempted to force him into the vehicle.
The accused allegedly stopped the man on the main road, abused him in filthy language and attempted to push him into their car, a senior police officer said.
The man resisted the attempt and raised an alarm, drawing the attention of passersby, police said.
As people began gathering at the spot, the accused panicked and fled in their car and on motorcycles, leaving the man behind, police said.
The timely intervention of residents helped prevent a major incident, they added.
"A case has been registered, and special teams have been formed to identify and arrest the accused involved in the attempted kidnapping," police said, adding that CCTV footage from the area is being examined as part of the investigation.
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Telangana municipal polls on Feb 11
Hyderabad (PTI): The Telangana State Election Commission on Tuesday announced a single-phase schedule for municipal elections in the state to be held on February 11 for seven municipal corporations and 116 municipalities.
As per the schedule, the election notice will be issued on January 28 and from the same day the nominations will be taken, State Election Commissioner I Rani Kumudini told reporters here.
The last date for filing nominations is January 31.
After scrutiny and withdrawals, the final list of contesting candidates will be announced on February 3.
The date of the poll is February 11 and counting will be done on February 13 and the results will be declared soon after the counting process is completed, she said.
"This is the schedule for direct elections to all the 2,996 wards covering 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations," she said.
The registered voters are 52.43 lakh -- 25.62 lakh male voters and 26.8 lakh female voters and others are 640.
Kumudini appealed to the voters to exercise their franchise on the poll day.
The Telangana Cabinet on January 18 decided to conduct elections to the municipalities and corporations as early as possible.
Gram panchayat elections were conducted in Telangana in December last year.
