Woman dies, four injured after BMTC bus rams into roadside canteen in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Jul 18 (PTI): A woman died and four others were injured after an electric bus operated by the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) allegedly rammed into a roadside canteen in the Peenya Industrial Area on Friday morning, police said.
Those injured are being treated at various hospitals here, they said.
According to BMTC, the accident occurred at around 8.45 am when the bus was operating from Majestic to Peenya. The driver allegedly lost control and rammed into a roadside canteen, leaving pedestrians injured.
Due to the impact of the accident, the woman who was standing near the canteen sustained severe injuries and, despite receiving treatment at Lakshmi Hospital, succumbed to her injuries.
Among the four others who were also injured, two were being treated at Maruthi Hospital, while the others were at Shiva Venkateshwara Hospital here, BMTC officials said.
Police and officials from the BMTC visited the accident site and conducted an inspection.
A report on the incident has been filed with the Peenya Traffic Police Station and an investigation is underway, police said.
"The safety of passengers and the public is the first priority of the organisation and the investigation into the case is underway," the BMTC said in its statement.
"All necessary arrangements are being made for the treatment of the injured, and we pray for the peace of the departed soul and express our condolences to the bereaved family and wish them strength in this time of grief," it added.
BMTC Electric Bus Horror: Conductor-Driven Bus Rams Canteen in Peenya, Kills 25-Year-Old Woman—Negligence Sparks Public Outrage.
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According to police, the bus was being driven by the conductor, Ramesh M, at the time of the incident.#bmtc #karnataka pic.twitter.com/CM9ULDjIXK
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
