Sakleshpur: Sangh parivar activists attack lorry driver, three arrested
Sakleshpur: A group of Sangh Parivar activists allegedly attacked a goods lorry driver near Balupet in Sakleshpur taluk, mistaking the vehicle for one transporting cows. They beat the driver with sticks and robbed him of money.
The police have arrested three people, Deeraj, Naveen, and Raju, in connection with the incident. They have also seized the car and sticks used in the attack.
Mohammed Nishan, a resident of Nelyadi village in Dakshina Kannada, has been working as a lorry driver for 15 years. On Wednesday night, around 1 a.m., he was transporting plywood from Mangaluru to Bengaluru.
When the lorry was near Bage village on Highway 75, a car suddenly blocked the road. Three men got out of the car and allegedly attacked the lorry, broke its windows, and forced Nishan to get down. They hit him with sticks and allegedly robbed him of ₹18,000 in cash.
Nishan managed to escape by driving away. He stopped near a petrol station in Palya village, left the vehicle there, and ran into a nearby garden to save himself.
The Sakleshpur Rural Police have registered a case and taken up the investigation. The arrested men and their car are in police custody.
Speaking to the media from a government hospital in Sakleshpur, Nishan said, “Three men stopped my lorry, broke the glass with sticks and swords, and pulled me out. They took ₹18,000 from me. I thought I was going to die, but somehow escaped and ran into a garden.”
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
