Raichur: Ten arrested in fake currency case
Raichur: Police have arrested 10 individuals in connection with the circulation of counterfeit currency in Manvi town.
On 13 May, Virupakshi, a resident of Chahapudi Camp near Seekal village, allegedly deposited 36 counterfeit notes of ₹500 denomination, amounting to ₹18,000, into his Indian Bank account at the bank’s ATM branch in Manvi. The branch manager detected the fake notes and filed a complaint with the Manvi police.
Acting on the complaint, an investigation was launched under the guidance of Superintendent of Police M. Puttamadaiah and Sindhanur DySP B.S. Talawar, led by PI Somashekhar S. Kenchareddy and his team.
The accused — Virupakshi and Shekhar (Chahapudi Camp), Hussain Basha (Shastri Camp), Khaja Hussain (Machanoor), Siddanagouda (Sirwar), Amaresh (Gadderayan Camp), Ajmeer (Manvi), Alam Basha (Sindhanur), Narasayya Shetty (Raichur), and Bhimesh (Karatagi) — were arrested and a case has been registered.
Police have seized ₹18,000 worth of fake ₹500 notes, a car, and four two-wheelers from the accused. All the arrested individuals have been remanded to judicial custody as the investigation continues.
SP M. Puttamadaiah has appreciated the efforts of PI Kenchareddy and the police team for their immediate action.
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Yadgir: Six people burnt alive in private bus-car collision on Bidar-Bengaluru Highway in Surapura
Surapura: In a tragic road accident reported from the taluk, six people were burnt alive in a collision between a private bus and a car on the Bidar-Bengaluru Highway near the Shanthapura Cross close to the Thinthani Bridge on Friday morning.
A fire broke out due to the force of the collision, and both vehicles were gutted in the flames.
The bus is learned to have been traveling from Lingasugur to Kalaburagi, and the car was going towards Lingasugur. While none of the passengers in the bus was reportedly endangered in the accident, all six people traveling the car died in the accident and are learned to have burnt in the fire.
The local fire brigade has successfully doused the flames.
Inspector Umesh M and team of the Surapura Police Station is learned to have arrived at the accident spot and conducted an inspection.
The skulls of four people are said to have been found among the debris.
