Miraculous escape for father-son duo

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May 30, 2012

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Bangalore, May 30: A man and his son had a miraculous escape when a concrete mixer lorry fell toppled on their car on Malagala Service Road near Nagarabavi on Tuesday morning.

S R Venugopal and his son V Bharath were travelling in their car when the lorry speeding from the opposite direction took a sharp left turn and fell on the car.

The duo escaped unhurt as they rushed out of the car in a split second when they saw the lorry toppling on their vehicle. The lorry driver also escaped unhurt. Kamakshipalya Traffic Police rushed to the spot and removed the lorry and the mangled car with the help of a crane.

Lorry driver Suras Chowdhary was arrested and later released on bail.

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Man falls to death

Doreprasad, a 32-year-old native of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, fell to his death from the balcony of his second floor apartment in Kamakya Layout on Monday night.

A software engineer, Doreprasad had recently shifted to the City and was in search of a job. According to the police, he was drunk and was sleeping on the parapet wall of the balcony, when he lost his balance and fell down. Though he was rushed to a nearby hospital, he was declared brought dead. Chennammanakere Achukattu police have registered a case.

Youth found hanging

Murali, a 25-year-old youth, was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his house in Sector B, Yelahanka New Town, on Tuesday morning.

His mother, Mangalagowramma, and his sister Chandrakala had gone to their native place in Andhra Pradesh on May 26. When they returned home on Tuesday, neighbours and police had gathered around their house after people complained of bad smell emanating from the house for the past couple of days.

The police broke open the door in the presence of the family members and found Murali’s body in a decomposed state. Police suspect that Murali might have committed suicide either on May 26 or 27.

The family members stated that Murali was depressed as he could not pass his BSc exam even after five attempts, which could have led him to end his life. Yelahanka New Town Police have registered a case.

Two houses burgled

Thieves broke into two houses - in KR Puram and Byataranayapura - and decamped with cash and valuables worth lakhs of rupees. Thieves struck at the house of Dharmanayak, a resident of Ayyappa Nagar and decamped with cash and valuables worth Rs 17 lakh.

Dharmanayak, an engineer, had gone to Chikmagalur along with his family, to attend a function. They were shocked to see the front door of their house broken open, when they returned on Tuesday morning. Thieves had decamped with Rs 2.7 lakh in cash and 485 gram of gold jewellery. KR Puram police have registered a case and are investigating.

In another incident, thieves targeted a house in Kasturba Nagar on Monday afternoon and made away with gold jewellery worth about 1.5 lakh. Anita and her husband left their house on Monday morning for work. When they returned in the evening, they found the main door open and valuables missing. A case has been registered by the Byatarayanapura police station.

Valuables stolen from car

Thieves made away with nearly 200 gram of gold jewellery and Rs 25,000 cash, worth Rs six lakh in all, from a car parked in front of a marriage hall. Basavanagudi police said Inayat Ullah Sherief and his family, residents of Guddadahalli on Mysore Road, had gone to attend a marriage at NGS Convention Hall on Kanakapura Road.

They had kept their gold jewellery in the car. When they returned, the jewellery was missing. The thieves had removed the side glass to lay their hands on the valuables.

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April 5,2020

Nagpur, Apr 5: A 23-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in Imambada area in Nagpur on Saturday due to financial distress, police said.

Nikhil Gavhane, who worked in a grocery shop, hanged himself as he had taken money from a person and was stressed over repayment, an official said.

"He was depressed since a week," the Imambada police station official said.

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January 16,2020

Cuttack, Jan 16: At least 15 passengers were injured as five coaches of the Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Lokmanya Tilak Express derailed and three more were displaced after colliding with a goods train amid heavy fog near Cuttack in Odisha on Thursday, railway officials said.

Railway officials had earlier said that 25 passengers were injured in the incident but later officers who reached the site reported that four passengers were found to have suffered major injuries and 11 had received minor injuries.

Passengers with major injuries have been sent to Cuttack Medical College. All passengers are stated to be out of danger.

Officials said the accident happened when the passenger train hit the guard van of a good train around 7 am between Salagaon and Nergundi stations.

The officials said there was heavy fog at the site but it was not clear what led to the accident. The speedometer of both the trains have been seized for inquiry, East Coast Railway Spokesperson J P Mishra said.

Buses have been arranged for all remaining passengers to move towards their destination.

Cuttack is around 10-12 km away and Bhubaneswar(Terminating station) is 35 km.

The accident disrupted train services in the area.

Five trains have been affected due to the accident where restoration work in underway. These include the Bhubaneswar-Mumbai LTT SF Express, the Puri-Rourkela Express, Dhanbad-Bhubaneshwar Rajyarani Express which have all been diverted via Naraj.

"East Coast Railway acknowledges with deep gratitude help of nearby locals and villagers who have displayed great humanitarian values and come to the rescue of injured passengers," Mishra said.

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March 7,2020

Palghar, Mar 7: Police have arrested a man for allegedly cheating several shopkeepers in Maharashtra's Thane, Pune and Nashik by making phone calls in a woman's voice, police said on Friday.

The accused, Shashikant Ambekar (42), a resident of Palghar, was arrested in the last week of February, they said.

"He used to note down the phone numbers mentioned on different shops and call the owners in a woman's voice to order some things from them. He would tell them that he had a Rs 2000 currency note and needed change," an official said.

"He would ask the shopkeepers to send smaller denomination notes for exchange. He would wait at the entrance of buildings and when the delivery man arrived, he used to tell that he was there on behalf of the ''caller woman''.

"He would then take the currency notes from the delivery man saying he would get the Rs 2,000 note from the woman. However, he would disappear from the scene," the official said.

Police have seized Rs 1,85,000 from the accused and found that so far he has committed 22 similar crimes in different parts of the state.

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