Udupi: Over 20 injured in two road accidents

June 28, 2012

Udupi, June 28: Around two dozen passengers were injured, few of them critically, in two separate accidents in Udupi district on Thursday.

The first accident was reported from Pangala village on National Highway 66 where more than 15 passengers suffered injuries in a head on collision between a private bus and a tanker.

The accident resulted in traffic jam on highway an hour as it took nearly half an hour to remove the damaged heavy vehicles from the road.

Eye witnesses said that both the vehicles were travelling at a high speed. While negotiating a curve near Pangala junction, where work is under progress, the tanker driver lost over his vehicle, and rammed into an oncoming express bus plying from Mangalore to Udupi.

Drivers of both the vehicles have been injured in the accident.

In a separate accident the driver and passengers of an auto rickshaw were critically injured when a speeding private bus rammed into their vehicle at Mathada Kere near Kanthavara Cross in Karkala taluk.

The injured have been admitted to various hospitals.

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Deputy SP suspended over Ganesh idol procession violence in Mandya

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September 20,2024

Mandya: The Deputy Superintendent of Police of Nagamangala town in Mandya district has been suspended for "negligence and dereliction of duty" in connection with the clashes that broke out between two groups during a Lord Ganesh idol procession, police said on Friday.

This is the second suspension of a police officer over the clashes on September 11 following which mobs went on a rampage targeting several shops and vehicles leading to tension here.

The situation in the town has since returned to normalcy and most of the shops have started operating. However, adequate security forces continued to be stationed here as a precautionary measure, according to police.

Sumeeth A R, DySP (Nagamangala), was suspended on Thursday for negligence and dereliction of duty, Mandya Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baldandi told PTI.

"He (Sumeeth) was not present at the spot nor was he at the police headquarters when the incident occurred. He arrived late at the spot despite the sensitive nature of events," he said.

Earlier, Police Inspector Ashok Kumar posted at Nagamangala town police station was suspended for dereliction of duty in connection with the violence.

A total of 55 people have been arrested in connection with the incident.

According to police, an argument broke out between two groups, when the Ganesh idol procession by devotees from Badarikoppalu village reached a place of worship on September 11, and some miscreants hurled stones, which escalated the situation.

The police had used mild force to disperse the crowd to control the situation.

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