<p>The lorry driver, who went absconding after the incident, had left his vehicle in the middle of the road, since the fuel tank of the vehicle had dried up. <br /><br />The accident took place near Rangayyanakoppalu, close to Bilikere. </p>.<p>The incident occured when Shivakumar (35) and Ravi (33) were returning to Gundlupet from Kushalnagar by Qualis and Tavera vehicles after purchasing them, according to Bilikere SI Jeevan. <br /><br />Akbar, Nagesh, Manju and Rajesh who have sustained injuries have been admitted to district hospital in Mysore. Drivers of both Tavera and Qualis have had a miraculous escape, it is said. A case has been registered. <br /><br />Youth killed <br /><br />In a similar incident in Mysore, A youth was killed on the spot when he rammed into a parked car near GRS fantasy park on the outskirts of the city on Sunday. <br /><br />The deceased has been identified as Shashikumar (29) of Kodigehalli in Hassan. The youth was coming to Mysore when the accident occured, police said. <br /><br />Extortionists held <br /><br />The Mandi police have arrested five youth on charges of extortion and theft on Sunday. The five accused – Ravi, Rock alias Putta, Deepu, Vijay Kumar and Guru are charged with extorting Kerala tourists at knife point in a lodge in city. <br /><br />While Ravi, Rock and Guru are from Mysore, Deepu hails from Channarayapatna and Vijaykumar from Bangalore. <br /><br />The extortion had happened about two months ago when a group of ten friends from Kerala were on a tour. <br /><br />They had rented three rooms in Prakash lodge on Sayyaji Rao Road. The accused had also rented a room in the same building. The tourists were threatened at knife point and robbed of Rs 10,500 and nine cellphones. Mandi police who had registered a case have nabbed the accused and recovered the mobiles.<br /></p>
<p>The lorry driver, who went absconding after the incident, had left his vehicle in the middle of the road, since the fuel tank of the vehicle had dried up. <br /><br />The accident took place near Rangayyanakoppalu, close to Bilikere. </p>.<p>The incident occured when Shivakumar (35) and Ravi (33) were returning to Gundlupet from Kushalnagar by Qualis and Tavera vehicles after purchasing them, according to Bilikere SI Jeevan. <br /><br />Akbar, Nagesh, Manju and Rajesh who have sustained injuries have been admitted to district hospital in Mysore. Drivers of both Tavera and Qualis have had a miraculous escape, it is said. A case has been registered. <br /><br />Youth killed <br /><br />In a similar incident in Mysore, A youth was killed on the spot when he rammed into a parked car near GRS fantasy park on the outskirts of the city on Sunday. <br /><br />The deceased has been identified as Shashikumar (29) of Kodigehalli in Hassan. The youth was coming to Mysore when the accident occured, police said. <br /><br />Extortionists held <br /><br />The Mandi police have arrested five youth on charges of extortion and theft on Sunday. The five accused – Ravi, Rock alias Putta, Deepu, Vijay Kumar and Guru are charged with extorting Kerala tourists at knife point in a lodge in city. <br /><br />While Ravi, Rock and Guru are from Mysore, Deepu hails from Channarayapatna and Vijaykumar from Bangalore. <br /><br />The extortion had happened about two months ago when a group of ten friends from Kerala were on a tour. <br /><br />They had rented three rooms in Prakash lodge on Sayyaji Rao Road. The accused had also rented a room in the same building. The tourists were threatened at knife point and robbed of Rs 10,500 and nine cellphones. Mandi police who had registered a case have nabbed the accused and recovered the mobiles.<br /></p>
