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Drunk man bites the hand that saved him

During fight, son beats dad to death

The Central Crime Branch has arrested a 35-year-oldnational based on information that he was circulating fake Indian currency. The sleuths recovered fake currencies worth Rs 33.7 lakh from him. The accused is Dieudonne Chrispol, 35, ofin Central Africa. He was reportedly staying at Subbaianapalya on the Banaswadi Main Road. He would allegedly take colour photo copies of the notes and was attempting to circulate it in the city.*****A traffic police head constable, who tried to help a road accident victim, was paid for his kindness with vehemence. The victim, who was inebriated, attacked and biting the traffic cop. The traffic head constable identified as Suresh is attached to the Basavanagudi traffic police station.The incident happened on Friday near the Lalbagh’s West Gate. Suresh is undergoing treatment for the injuries. The bike rider, Vijay Kumar, a resident of Thyagarajanagar, has been taken to police custody and was admitted to Victoria Hospital. “Kumar was speeding on his scooter and rammed into an autorickshaw. He then lost control and fell. Suresh, who was manning the junction, rushed to help Kumar. He splashed water on the rider’s face to revive him. An angry Kumar attacked the traffic cop with his helmet and bit him all over his body,” said an officer. He also tried to attack passersby, who came to Suresh’s rescue. “He even tried to create a ruckus in the police station,” the officer said. BMB*****A 55-year-old man was beaten to death by his son over a trivial issue in KG Halli police station limits. The father and son allegedly used to fight regularly and neighbours had to intervene to calm them down. Mani, a resident of Vinobha Nagar used to look after his family by doing menial jobs while his son Dileep, 24, was a vagabond. On Friday evening, the two got into a fight and the neighbours got them to stop. But on Saturday, around 8 am, Dileep again fought with his father and beat him with a sharp weapon. Mani sustained injuries on his throat and back and died. Dileep is in police custody. BMB