Date:08/02/2004 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2004/02/08/stories/2004020808130300.htm

Karnataka - Bijapur

Man robbed of cash, motorcycle

By Our Staff Correspondent

BIJAPUR, FEB. 7. Three persons allegedly assaulted a motorcyclist near Anjuman School here on Thursday and took away his vehicle and Rs. 8,000 in cash.

In a police complaint, Sudarshan Madivalappa Bagalkoti, a teacher in Bijapur, said the three persons waylaid him and took away his motorcycle and cash after assaulting him. The incident took place when he was returning home from the city.

Killed in accident

Basaiah Shivaiah Hiremath (52) of Adarshnagar Colony here died after a lorry rammed the motorcycle he was riding near Golasangi Cross on Friday.