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Woman fails to remove seat belt, charred to death in burning car

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December 6, 2019

Kalaburagi, Dec 6: A 39-year-old woman from Hyderabad was charred to death when the car she was travelling in along with her husband and their two children suddenly caught fire in Bidar district on Thursday morning.

Kalyan Uday Kumar Naidu was said to be suffering from a spinal-cord injury and she had been to Udagir in Maharashtra to seek help from an ayurvedic practitioner. The accident occurred at Nirna Cross, near Humnabad in Bidar district, when the family was returning to Hyderabad.

Police said the woman couldn't remove the seatbelt and hop out of the burning car because of the spinal-cord injury. Her husband is Uday Kumar, 48, a share-market adviser in Hyderabad, and their children are Kumar, 10, and Gagan, 7.

Chitaguppa police officer Sharanabasappa Bajantri told TOI the family stayed in Humnabad in the night before resuming the journey to Hyderabad in the morning. Uday stopped his car - a Hyundai Santro - at a petrol station for refuel.

Since it was unusually cold in the morning, he switched on the heater in the car and drove for about 10km only to find smoke coming out of the bonnet.

Uday pulled the car to the kerb and got down to inspect the engine. His children followed him, leaving Kalyan in the car. Within seconds of Uday opening the bonnet to find the source of the problem, the engine suddenly erupted in flames, which raced through all electrical circuits and devices reducing them to cinder. As they watched in horror, the flames engulfed rest of the car, trapping Kalyan alive.

A nearly immobile Kalyan couldn't unlock the seatbelt or the door. Uday and children shouted for help from passersby, besides calling in ambulance, fire services and police. But it was too late. Police have registered a case and sent the body for autopsy.

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January 1,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 1: On the first day of 2020, Bajpe Police became somewhat of a Guardian Angel for a college student, who was wandering around the city in the wee hours of Wednesday, convincing and escorting him to his home safely, after coming to know about his residence.

According to Bajpe Police Probationary Sub-Inspector Anita Nikkam and Police Officer Devappa Hosamani, they noticed a youth, hailing from Handelu in Todaru and studying in a college at Moodbidri, wandering at around 0245 hrs.

When asked about his whereabouts, the boy did not respond initially. However, police managed to collect his address and his mother's phone number after half an hour of interrogation.

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April 12,2020

Belagavi, Apr 12: Karnataka police have filed cases against seven people for hiding their visit to Delhi for attending a religious congregation at Nizamuddin Mosque, last month, police said on Sunday.

The Commissioner office here, in a statement said that Hirebagewadi police filed cases against seven persons including one participant and his family members and Tablighi leader for hiding information regarding participation in the religious meeting 'Tablighi Jamaat ' at Nizamuddin in New Delhi in March.

A youth from the Hirebagewadi village had visited New Delhi and hidden information about his visit and misguiding the Task Force officials when they visited his house. COVID-19 Task Force and Model officials informed the matter to Hirebagewadi police.

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February 4,2020

Mangalore, Feb 4: Following the directions of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to use khadi for convocations and other events in universities and colleges, Mangalore University has decided to use khadi-silk for ceremonial robes.

The amendments to the statute governing convocations for conferring degrees were approved in the Academic Council meeting.

Mangalore University Registrar Prof A M Khan said on Tuesday that the colour of the gown of the chancellor will be rich dark red or vermilion and the ‘angavasthram’ will be of gold with blue border.

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