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13 die as Tirupati-bound bus collides with sand-laden lorry

[email protected] (The Hindu)
September 9, 2014

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Kolar, Sep 9: Thirteen people were killed and 17 injured when a Tirupati-bound Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus from Tumkur collided with a sand-laden lorry near Mulbagal in Kolar district on Monday.

The tragedy occurred at Sreerangapur Gate in Nangli police station limits around 2.30 p.m. The driver of the bus Gangadharaiah (50) was among the victims. While nine were killed on the spot, four died at the R.L. Jalappa Hospital in Kolar, where they were admitted.

By late evening, the authorities were trying hard to identify the bodies of the victims. The police were able to identify only 10 people, three among whom were from Bangalore. The people identified are Nagamani, Narayanamma and Bharati Brahmachari (all from Bangalore), Nagesh and his wife Divya (Kolar), Vijayamma (Mulbagal) Rajashekhar and Likhitkumar (Palamner in Andhra Pradesh).

Narasimharaju, the conductor who has been admitted to a government hospital in Mulbagal, said that 31 passengers were in the bus at the time of the accident. Though the bus started from Tumkur, all the passengers alighted in Bangalore and a new lot boarded in Bangalore and Kolar. They were travelling towards Tirupati and other places in Andhra Pradesh. Fifteen had purchased tickets for Tirupati, six for Chittoor and four to Palamner, he said.

The Divisional Controller of KSRTC has announced an ex gartia payment of Rs. 2.5 lakh each to the families of the dead persons.

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News Network
April 12,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 12: Two police officials have been booked for murder in connection with the alleged custodial death of a theft accused in Bengaluru rural district, police said on Saturday.

A case of murder has been registered against inspector Raghu and sub-inspector Rakesh C for the alleged custodial death of Munikulla on Friday afternoon, Superintendent of Police, Bengaluru rural district, Ravi D Channannavar told reporters.

"Yes. A case has been registered and transferred to CID," he said.

Munikulla, a resident of Nadavatti village, was picked up by the police on April 7, his wife Dhanalakshmi told the media on Saturday.

"Policemen took my husband with them. They beat him up and killed him," she said.

Alleging that Munikulla was a victim of police high- handedness, Hoskote MLA Sharath Bachegowda said he had lodged a complaint with the state DGP Praveen Sood demanding a CID inquiry into the case.

An FIR was registered against Munikulla on Friday evening based on a complaint by the cashier of the liquor store, who had claimed that the CCTV footage showed victim's involvement.

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June 14,2020

Mandya, Jun 14: In a tragic incident, a woman and her two children were drowned in a pond at Beeranahalli village in Nagamangala taluk of this district on Sunday.

Police said that the deceased have been identified as Geeta (40), and her two children Savita(19) and Soumya(14).

Savaitha is a degree student while Soumya was studying in 9th standard. The trio drowned in a pond where they had gone to wash their cows. The locals rushed to the spot and tried to rescue them but could not save.

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Agencies
June 29,2020

Khammam, Jun 29: In an outrageous incident, some youths beat up a monkey and strung it up on a tree to death while also releasing dogs to attack it in Ammapalem village in Telangana's Khammam district.

A video of the heinous incident of animal cruelty has surfaced on social media, in which the monkey is seen hanging by a rope from a tree, desperately flailing its limbs while a couple of dogs attempt to pounce on and torment the hapless simian. After a while, several men are seen in the video approaching the animal with long sticks.

Forest officials have charged one villager Venkateshwar Rao under Wildlife Protection Act along with the other accused and arrested them. They were released on bail on Saturday and are set to be summoned for questioning by forest officials.

Rao had spotted the monkey, which had entered his residence apparently in search of food and beat it with a stick and hung it from a tree with the help of his friend.

In the video of the incident, Rao could also be seen instructing his pet dogs to bite the monkey, which was fighting for its life.

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