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Three of a family from Ullal killed in ghastly mishap near Mysuru; several injured

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November 14, 2017

Mysuru, Nov 14: Three persons of a family lost their lives and some of their relatives suffered severe injuries when the vehicle in which they were travelling met with an accident at Kelagatte near Hunsur on their way to Mysuru early on Tuesday morning.

The deceased have been identified as Mohammad Iqbal (40), his elder brother Abdul Hameed (43), and latter’s son Shaikh Hakib (12). Hailing from Alekala near Ullal, the family was residing in a flat at Thokkottu in Mangaluru taluk.

A group of 17 family members and relatives had started their journey in a Tempo Traveller towards Mysuru at 11 p.m. on Monday. Their plan was to visit tourist spots in Mysyru and surrounding areas on Tuesday and then continuing journey towards Ooty.

When their vehicle reached Kelagatte at around 4 a.m., a speeding goods lorry rammed into their vehicle killing three of them on the spot and injuring most of them. The condition of some of the injured is said to be critical.

The police rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to a private hospital. The bodies were sent to Mysuru for postmortem. Investigations are on.

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zahoor ahmed
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Tuesday, 14 Nov 2017

From Allah we came, and to him we return. May Allah forgive them and admit them all to paradise. Ameen.

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Kasaragod, Jul 14: Kerala State Excise department officials confiscated hawala money to the tune of Rs 2.85 crore from a person hailing from Mangaluru.

According to sources, the officials of the Kumbala Range Excise had noticed the huge baggage containing hundreds of bundles of unaccounted currencies when they intercepted a vehicle at the border check-post at Thoominad in Manjeshwar early on Tuesday morning.

The accused Shamsudheen, who was trying to transport the illegal money into Kerala has been arrested and handed over to the Manjeshwar police authorities for further action, sources added.

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