: One person was killed, while another was injured in a collision between two trucks near Kinnimulki on National Highway 66 here on Thursday night.
According to the police, a truck was moving from Mangaluru to Goa, when it collided against a truck laden with LPG cylinders at Kinnimulki here at around 10.30 p.m.
Driver of the truck laden with LPG cylinders Nagappa Romogowda (33), a resident of Shiragunji village in Ankola taluk of Uttara Kannada district, died on the spot. The driver of another truck, Ravi, who suffered injuries, had been admitted to the District Government Hospital here for treatment.
Two youth drown in sea
Two persons drowned in the Arabian Sea at Kodibengre village on Thursday. Their bodies were recovered on Friday.
According to the Malpe police, five friends from Udyavara village – Pradeep Kotian (23), Pramod (23), Ashu, Manjunath and Naveen R. – went to have bath at the Delta Beach around 5 p.m. on Thursday. Of the five, Pradeep Kotian and Pramod got caught in strong waves and drowned. Their bodies were found on the Kodibengre beach around 6 a.m. on Friday.
Man commits suicide
A person allegedly committed suicide because of a fight over the management of a “garadi” at Uggelbettu in Uppoor village on Friday. The police have identified the deceased as Mahabala Shetty (75).
In a complaint lodged with the Brahmavar police, Vasanti M. Shetty, wife of the deceased, said Mahabala Shetty had been running the “garadi” as the managing trustee for many years. But some local persons took over the management using their “political and financial clout.” Mahabala Shetty, who was depressed by the turn of events, had even filed a case on this matter in a court in Udupi, she said.
Mahabala Shetty had told her that four accused – Krishnappa Poojary, Mahesh Kotian, Santosh Kotian and Vishwanath Sanil, all residents of the same village – were responsible for his troubles, she said. Since Mahabala Shetty felt he had lost his honour in the society he committed suicide by consuming pesticide at around 7 a.m. at “garadi.”
