Tumkur: Two people hailing from Mangaluru, died on the spot when their car crashed into a truck on State Highway 33 near Kottagere Hobali Chigani Palya village in Kunival Taluk on Sunday. Three other people traveling with them have also sustained injuries in the accident.

According to the reports, the deceased identified as Kishore Shetty (35), and Philip Marie Lobo (34), both residents of Bajpe, were returning to Mangaluru after attending Bengaluru Kambala in the state capital.

The injured identified as Nitish Bhandari (35), Preeti Lobo (29), and Harish (62), are being treated at hospital.

Reports further added that the incident took place in the wee hours of Sunday when their car was returning through Neelamangala road. The driver had to reroute through Kunigal, after they missed the road and reached Tumkur instead. The car crashed into the truck which was heading towards Tumkur.

Local police reached the spot and a case was registered in this regard.

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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.