Three police sub-inspectors killed in road accident in Karnataka
Chitradurga (Karnataka) (PTI): Three police sub-inspectors were killed and two others sustained serious injuries after their car crashed into a lorry on the Bengaluru-Ballari highway in Chitradurga district on Sunday morning, police said.
The accident occurred around 7 am near the Prakash Sponge Iron Company when the car, carrying five sub-inspectors travelling from Bengaluru to Ballari, collided with a lorry moving ahead of it. The impact was so severe that the car was dragged for nearly 300 metres, officials said.
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Three police personnel, Amaresh, Manjunath and Sachin, died on the spot, while the injured Lakshman and Eshwar were initially admitted to the Challakere Government Hospital before being shifted to a private hospital in Chitradurga and later referred to Davanagere for further treatment.
Superintendent of Police Ranjith Kumar Bandaru, Hiriyur DySP Shivakumar and other senior police officers visited the spot soon after the accident.
A case has been registered and investigation into the incident is underway, police said. ROH
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345 Indian fishermen stranded in Iran return home via Armenia
New Delhi (PTI): A group of 345 Indian fishermen, who were stranded in Iran amid escalating regional tensions, returned to India via Armenia on Saturday, officials said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan for assistance in return of the Indian nationals.
The Indian nationals arrived in Chennai this evening, the officials cited above said.
The circumstances that led to them being stranded in Iran were not immediately known.
"Thank FM @AraratMirzoyan and the Government of Armenia for facilitating the evacuation of Indian fishermen today from Iran, through Armenia to India," Jaishankar said on social media.
Over 1,500 Indian nationals have left Iran through land border crossings in Armenia and Azerbaijan since the start of the West Asia conflict over a month ago.
"A group of Indian fishermen, stranded in Iran, are returning home via Armenia today; their flight is expected to reach India this evening," a government statement said.
It said the Ministry of External Affairs continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in the West Asian region, with the safety, security and welfare of the Indian community being accorded the highest priority.
It also made a mention of five Indians being injured in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
According to Abu Dhabi authorities, the Indian nationals were among the 12 people injured by debris from an intercepted missile.
"In an attack in Abu Dhabi, five Indian nationals were injured; four have been discharged, one remains under treatment," the Indian government's statement said.
It said the Indian mission in Abu Dhabi is extending "full" assistance and coordinating with local authorities, adding that their flight is expected to reach India this evening.
