Three Cops including DySp dead in road accident
Bagalkot, May 10: Three policemen including Bengaluru CID DySp died in a gruesome accident that took place on Bagalkot-Ilakallu road in Bagalkot.
Bengaluru CID DySP Baalegowda (55), CID sub inspector K.H Shivaswami (55) and driver Venugopal (25) are the deceased cops.
The trio was travelling to Bagalkot from Bengaluru on election duty when the incident took place at around 12.30am.
The lorry moving from Bagalkot collided with the police jeep near Kudalasangama cross on Bagalkot-Ilakallu road. The seriously injured cops died on the spot.
DySP Baalegowda was a resident of Kottigepalya in Bengaluru. Recently he was transferred after promotion as CID DySP. Earlier he had served as circle inspector in Tumkur and Kunigal.
CPI K.H Shivaswami was a resident of Chamarajanagar and driver was from Bengaluru, it is learnt.
They were deployed on election duty at Bagalkot. The trio left Bengaluru in a jeep at around 8pm.. After having dinner in a hotel in Kora police station limit on national highway 48 they had continued their journey towards Bagalkot.
Bagalkot district superintendent of police Vamshikrishna and DySP Girisha and other officers visited the spot and inspected.
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Davangere: Two policemen injured in stone pelting during Ganesha procession
Davangere: Reports state that two groups engaged in stone pelting at each other during Ganesha idol immersion ceremony in Davangere on Thursday. Two police personnel were injured in the incident.
Few days ago, two groups of youth engaged in verbal altercation regarding raising of a flag for Eid Milad celebration. On account of the clashes, police had heightened security for the Ganesha procession. Despite the additional security, stones were pelted at the procession, sources stated. Inspector Gururaj and constable Raghavendra were injured in the incident. The procession continued after the police brought the situation to control. However, the stone pelting resumed once again as the procession surged forwards.
Security has been tightened up in the area and all shops have been closed down by the police. The two police personnel, who were injured in the stone pelting, are undergoing treatment at a hospital.
