Miscreants rob woman at Belthangady

 On the pretext of asking drinking water, two unidentified miscreants gained entry into a house and decamped with 12 pawan jewellery, at Panakaje, adjacent to National Highway, on Friday.

According to the police, the house belongs to Yakub and Alima couple. The incident occurred when Alima was alone at home.

Two youth, speaking in Beary language entered into the house on the pretext of drinking water. Later, when Alima gave water, one of the youth showed knife at her and demanded 50 pawan jewellery from her. Later, they decamped with 12 pawan gold jewellery. A case has been registered.

24 hurt in mishap

As many as 24 persons sustained injuries when a bus in which they were travelling fell into a gorge at Chandramandala Ullanje, near Kinnigoli on Friday.

The mishap occurred when the driver of the bus tried to give side to a car. The injured are Asha Ambalpady, Govinda Acharya Udupi, Sharada Udupi, Ashok Ucchil, Dhiresh Muloor, Usha, Abhinaya Horiyadka, Thilothame, Kalavathi Kaup, Sunanda Parkala, Vimala, Rukmini Hejamadi, Saritha Mulki, Vanitha padubidri, Narayana Kemthoor, Ramesh, Poornima Chelyaru, Meenakshi, Deepa Angaragudde, Amritha, Shakunthala Vamana and Dayananda.

A 11-month old Niriksha had a miraculous escape in the incident.