Series of gruesome road accidents at Hubli: 8 dead, several in critical state
Hubli: In a gruesome road accident that reportedly occurred on early Tuesday morning, a Lorry crashed into a passenger bus at Hubli.
The accident supposedly occurred around 1 am on Monday at Tharihaala Bypass, resulting in the deaths of 8 people.
Two severely injured people reportedly passed away at the hospital. Around 25 people who were injured in the accident have been admitted to a hospital.
The Tourist bus reportedly rear-ended the tractor before it, while a lorry crashed into the tourist bus in front of the vehicle in a series of accidents. The three people who were inside the National Travels Tourist bus reportedly died on the spot soon after the accident. The injured were admitted to KIMS, the police informed.
Among four of the deceased, are bus drivers Athavullah and Nagaraj, Chikkodi’s Babasaheb (55) and Mysuru based Muhammed Dayyan (17), it is learned. The names of the remaining persons are yet to be ascertained.
Hubli-Dharwad Police Commissioner Laburao visited the KIMS hospital and reportedly comforted the injured.
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Youth arrested for impregnating minor girl in Hubballi
Hubballi (Karnataka), May 4: A youth was arrested for allegedly impregnating a minor girl and also threatening her mother of dire consequences, police said on Saturday.
As the matter came to light on Friday, the hospital authorities informed the police following which the victim's mother, lodged a complaint, they said.
The locals also staged a protest demanding stringent action against the accused. The victim in the case is a Dalit, police said.
According to the police, in her complaint, the victim’s mother alleged that the accused was known to her daughter and that she had fallen in love with him. The accused forced her daughter to have a physical relationship and impregnated her, the victim's mother said.
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Renuka Sukumar, Police Commissioner of Hubballi-Dharwad said that they received an MLC (Medico Legal Case) from the hospital about a minor girl being pregnant. So, immediately, a case was registered under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the accused was immediately arrested.
