Tankers collide leaving drivers seriously injured

March 4, 2011

Mangalore, March 4: Two drivers were admitted to a private hospital after they sustained serious injuries in a head-on collision between two bullet tankers on national highway 48 in Hosamajalu near Nelyady, around 50 kilo metres away from here.

The injured have been identified as Murali (25) and Balamurugan (27), both residents of Selam in Tamil Nadu.

The collision took place on Thursday between the tankers-one plying from Mangalore to Bangalore and the other vice versa. One of the tankers was hired by HPCL, while the other was carrying LPG for Indian Oil Corporation.

Due to the severity of the accident the front portions of the vehicles were badly damaged, while the drivers of both vehicles were tossed to a roadside gorge.

This is the third major accident in the area in a month. It can be recalled that on February 8 a tanker accident had resulted in the death of its driver and heavy leakage of gas in Periyashanthi and on March 1, a similar accident occurred near Bedrodi.

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Udupi: Hindutva activist arrested for allegedly raping young woman while out on bail

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December 1,2025

Udupi, Dec 1: A horrific case of alleged rape has unfolded in Udupi, where a worker from a Hindutva organisation, previously arrested and released on bail for harassing a young woman, is now accused of waylaying and sexually assaulting her.

The arrested individual has been identified as Pradeep Poojary (26), a member of the Hindu Jagarana Vedike's Nairkode unit in Perdur.

Poojary had allegedly been relentlessly harassing the young woman, pressuring her to marry him. When she bravely stood up to him and refused his demands, she filed a formal complaint at the Hiriyadka police station. He was subsequently arrested in that initial harassment case but was later granted bail.

According to police reports, driven by the same malicious grudge, Poojary allegedly intercepted the woman again on November 29. While she was walking through a deserted area, the accused is claimed to have threatened her by grabbing her neck. When she again refused to marry him, he allegedly proceeded to rape her.

The survivor immediately informed her family about the traumatic assault. Following this, her parents lodged a complaint at the Udupi women’s police station.

Police arrested Poojary again and produced him before the court. He has since been remanded to judicial custody.

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