Upset over not being able to marry lover, drunk man climbs atop telecom tower in K'taka
Bengaluru, Jun 19 (PTI): In a scene straight out of a film, a 26-year-old drunk man climbed atop a telecom tower in Vijayapura in Karnataka, and refused to climb down due to a family dispute over marriage and property.
His family, said police sources, were not allowing him to marry his lover, saying he would not inherit anything if insists on marrying her.
The incident, which occurred at around 6.30 pm on June 18, had onlookers wringing their hands, worried he might jump.
An official from Vijayapura Superintendent of Police office said finally the police had to go and escort him down.
“He is identified as Srisaila Nagappa Ramatirtha, a resident of Kotyala in Vijayapura. The tower is situated in Tikota town. We gave him a dressing-down and let him off after a medical checkup,” said the official.
A police official from Ullagaddi Police Station, under whose jurisdiction Tikota town falls, who had gone to the spot last evening to bring him down, said the man stayed up for nearly 30 minutes, resulting in panic among onlookers. As he also looked visibly shaken, they took him to a nearby hospital for treatment, said the police official.
VIDEO | Karnataka: A youth, reportedly under the influence of alcohol, climbed a tower in Vijayapura after allegedly being upset over not being able to marry his lover.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 19, 2025
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Priyanka Gandhi urges Nitin Gadkari to expedite road projects in Kerala's Wayanad
Wayanad/New Delhi (PTI): Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said she met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, seeking his intervention to expedite pending road infrastructure works in her constituency, including those aimed at addressing landslide issues at the Thamarassery pass.
Sharing photographs of the meeting on the social media platform 'X', Priyanka said Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, heard her concerns and sought updates from the relevant officials.
In her post, she expressed hope that the pressing issues she raised, which directly affect public safety and daily life, would receive the attention and urgency they deserve.
“Met respected Gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay. He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get updates from the relevant officers,” she said.
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“I sincerely hope these pressing issues, which directly affect people’s safety and daily lives, will receive the attention and urgency they deserve,” she added.
A day earlier, Priyanka had sought an appointment with Gadkari in Parliament, saying she had been seeking an opportunity since June to discuss issues related to her constituency.
Responding to her request, the minister had said his doors were always open and that she could meet him at any time.
She subsequently met him at his office later the same day.
Met respected Shri @nitin_gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay.
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) December 19, 2025
He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get an update from the relevant officers.
I sincerely hope these pressing issues… pic.twitter.com/UkxnXP6gxn
