4 killed in mudslide

bangalore: four people died in a mudslide reported in karanji village in vijayapura police limits on the outskirts of bangalore on tuesday evening. according to police, the victims - babu, nagendra, munikrishna and krishnappa - were illegally removing lose rock formation which can be used as sand. they were trapped when it caved on them. by the time the police rushed to the spot with a jcb and a tractor to remove the mud and rescue the trapped labourers, they were dead.bangalore district sp bhaskar rao and other officers visited the spot. karanji village is known for illegal quarrying of sand which is sold in bangalore.