Wild Elephant attacks tourist car in Kushalnagar
Madikeri: Kushalnagar Taluk, a tourist car en route to Dubare was attacked by a wild elephant near Valnuru Thyagathur on Thursday here in the Kodagu district.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday as the car traveled from Madikeri to Dubare via Chettalli. All tourists travelling in the car managed to escape unharmed despite the car being partially wrecked by the enraged tusker.
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Following the incident, villagers in the area are reportedly fearful, given the unpredictability of encounters with wild elephants.
Authorities, including the police and forest officials, have visited the site to assess the situation and ensure necessary measures are taken to prevent similar incidents in the future.
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Gangolli Police arrest couple in house robbery case within seven hours
Gangolli: In an operation, the Gangolli police arrested a couple accused of a house robbery within seven hours of the incident.
The accused, identified as Vinayak (41) and his wife Pramila (30) from Gujjadi, were taken into custody following a coordinated investigation by the police team.
The robbery took place on the morning of January 21 when a bag containing jewelry was stolen from a house near Trasi Beach. Among the stolen items were a 16-gram gold necklace, a 16-gram bangle, and three gold rings weighing 3 grams, with the total value of the jewelry estimated at Rs 2 lakh. The culprits fled the scene on a scooty.
Following the registration of the case at the Gangolli police station, SSI Harish R. and a team comprising officers Shantaram, Raju, Nagaraj, Raghavendra, Sandeep Kurani, Maruti Nayak, and Dinesh swiftly gathered intelligence and tracked down the suspects by 8 p.m. on the same day. The stolen gold ornaments and the vehicle used in the crime have been recovered.
The accused were presented before the court, and further legal proceedings are underway.
