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Watchman of farm murdered

Special Correspondent

BANGALORE: The watchman of a farm on the outskirts of Ramanagara town was stabbed to death on Thursday night.

The police said the assailants had slit the throat of Sakaiah (35) who lived in the watchman’s shed on the 17-acre farm at Chamundipura village. The murder came to light on Friday morning. Sakaiah reportedly had a strained relationship with his wife Kempamma. The Ramanagara Rural police, who have registered a case, said they were yet to ascertain the motive behind the murder.

Two killed

Two persons were killed in as many road accidents in the city in the early hours of Friday. The police said Venkatappa (60), a vegetable vendor and a resident of Ambedkar Colony in Marathahalli, was killed in a hit-and-run incident on Varthur Main Road. Around 5 a.m., while Venkatappa was crossing the road near the Subramanya temple to have tea at a stall, a vehicle knocked him down and sped away. The HAL traffic police have registered a case and are on the lookout for the vehicle.

A 25-year-old man, who was not wearing a helmet, was killed on the spot when he rammed his motorcycle against a stationary vehicle on Srirampura Main Road in Amruthahalli, off Yelahanka. The police gave his name as Alaga Pandiyan, a native of Tamil Nadu. He had come here to visit his friend at Amruthahalli. The Yelahanka traffic police have registered a case. After the autopsy, his body was handed over to his parents, the police said.

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