Bomb threat at High Court sends cops into a tizzy
Did the cops pull a fast one on Wednesday morning when they announced there was a bomb threat at the High Court? Well, it appears so.
Hours before B S Yeddyurappa’s bail plea came up for hearing at court hall 34, a bomb squad, a dog squad and hordes of security personnel were frantically scouring the area for “bomb.”
Rather, were they sanitising the area for the former chief minister’s arrival, one wondered.
After a thorough check, the security personnel, declared the bomb threat a hoax. Sometime later, when the media began digging for information on the origin of the threat, neither the police top brass, nor the court administrative staff could give a convincing answer.
Initially, a section of the media was misled by some sources that the court staff had received a mail/letter about a possible bomb threat at the court. But in the end, it was discovered that it was the cops’ way of ensuring additional security on the court premises. And we know where all the securitymen armed with stun guns were. Outside court hall 34.
Man kills self
A man hanged himself to death at Bismillah Nagar in the Mico Layout police station limits on Tuesday night. Mohammad Shakeel, 32, married with a son, was working as a recovery agent for a multinational bank. After a stint, he left for the Gulf, but he returned home as he could not adjust with the work atmosphere there, police said.
For the last one year, he was said to be depressed as he was unable to find a job. This had led to constant fights with his wife.
On Tuesday night, Shakeel, who was to attend a wedding, went into his room on the pretext of changing his clothes, but he hanged himself after locking the door from inside, police said.
Bus mows down rider
A two-wheeler rider was run over by a BMTC bus on NR Road near Hudson Circle on Wednesday morning.
The Ulsoor Gate traffic police gave the name of the deceased as Inbanathan Samuel (49) a businessman, married with two children. He was a resident of Neelasandra in Austin Town.
Around 7.40 am, Samuel was moving past the Hudson Memorial church when a speeding BMTC bus (KA-01-FA-444) rammed his vehicle from behind, killing him on the spot. Bus driver Sukesh was arrested and produced in a court.
In another incident, Narayanappa (75) succumbed to injuries at the Baptist Hospital in the wee hours of Wednesday morning.
On October 30, the Narayanappa, who riding pillion on his son’s motorbike, suffered severe head injuries after they collided with another two-wheeler near IB Circle in Doddaballapur.
