Bengaluru: Three people were killed when they were run over by a train near Byappanahalli railway station, police said on Thursday.

According to the police, the three persons who were on the track got run over by the Kannur Express, resulting in their instantaneous death.

Two of them have been identified as Shashi Kumar and Lokesh from Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh, but the identity of the third victim could not be ascertained immediately, police said.

Lokesh was a cab driver and Shashi Kumar had recently come to the city in search of a livelihood. 

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Gumla (PTI): Three persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly raping two women at a village in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, police said.

All the three accused have been remanded to judicial custody, Gumla Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge, Mahendra Karmali, told PTI.

According to police, one of the women had been called to Gumla Sadar by her boyfriend on Sunday for an outing.

“She arrived at the spot accompanied by a female. The woman’s boyfriend then called a friend, and they took the two women to a secluded place in Sisai police station area in the evening, forcibly made them consume alcohol before raping them,” the officer said.

The accused later called another man to the spot, who also allegedly raped the women, he said.

“The women later reached the Sadar Police Station and lodged a complaint on Sunday night. Police conducted raids and nabbed the three accused on Monday,” he added.

Further investigation is underway.