Mandya: In a collision between a car and an auto-rickshaw that occurred on Wednesday night, three passengers in the auto-rickshaw reportedly passed away near the Kanigal Gate on the outskirts of Malavalli Town. The two people in the car are said to have sustained grievous injuries in this accident. 

The deceased have been identified as Bengaluru-based individuals namely Ravikumar (50), Bhaskar (48), and the auto driver Shrinivas (35), a resident of Huligere village in Maddur Taluk, it is learned. The two critically injured individuals were reportedly admitted to the VIMS hospital in Mandya. 

Ravikumar, who is the state-level secretary of the pro-people’s forum known as Jaya Karnataka, had visited his home village in Kanikahalli and was returning to Bengaluru in the auto when the vehicle he was travelling in met with the accident, it is learned. An oncoming car had reportedly crashed into the auto-rickshaw near Kanigal on the national highway. 

While the auto-rickshaw was entirely crushed in the accident, the car has been damaged, it is learned. 

A case has been registered in this regard at the Malavalli rural police station.

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Bengaluru, Jan 12: Tension gripped Chamarajapet area in the city after unidentified people attacked three cows, severing their udders.

According to police sources, the incident occurred at Vinayakanagar in Chamarajpet. The cows belong to a local named Karna.

Residents woke up to the distressing sounds of the cattle and found the injured animals lying in a pool of blood, sparking outrage in the locality.

Reacting to the incident, the BJP announced plans to celebrate 'Black Sankranti' if the government failed to take action.

"This heinous act reflects a Jihadi mindset. We will observe 'Black Sankranti' if the government fails to take action against the accused persons," Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka told reporters.

He further stressed the cultural and religious significance of cows and bulls, which are decorated and worshipped during Sankranti festival.

"After this incident, how could we celebrate Sankranti?" Ashoka asked.

The BJP leader along with the party workers visited the spot and consoled the owner of the cows.

Several BJP leaders, including the Leader of Opposition in the state Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and former Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan condemned the incident.

Meanwhile, Home Minister G Parameshwara said the police would investigate the case.

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