Bengaluru: A youngster in the city, who was studying in I PUC, died on Monday evening after he was brutally attacked by two men at Manjunath Nagar under the jurisdiction of Basaveshwara Nagar Police Station.

The deceased youngster, identified as 17-year-old Sohail, was a student of the Gautham College in Manjunath Nagar. He was standing near the College on Monday afternoon, when the men, who arrived there in a vehicle, neared him and assaulted him with lethal weapons.

Sohail, who was injured in the thigh and his left hand, was admitted to a private hospital nearby, but died at around 4.30 pm.

Laxman Nimbargi, DCP (West), has said that Basaveshwara Nagar Police officers have registered a case and investigation is underway. A special investigation team (SIT) has been formed to search for the accused, he added.

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Gondia (PTI): At least nine passengers were killed and 25 others injured when a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus overturned in Gondia district on Friday afternoon, police said.

Citing preliminary information, a senior police official said the MSRTC bus 'Shiv Shahi' was carrying 36 passengers and heading to Gondia district from Bhandara when it flipped over at Davva village under Sadakarjuni taluka while trying to overtake another vehicle.

Nine passengers were killed and 25 others injured in the accident which took place at around 12.30 pm, he said.

The injured passengers were shifted to hospital, the official added.