MLA's son killed, birthday girl among 4 injured in car accident ahead of bash

June 21, 2016

Bengaluru, Jun 21: A 24-year-old son of an MLA was killed and four of his college friends sustained severe injuries after the speeding car in which they were heading to a café for a birthday celebration toppled twice on the Bengaluru-Kolar highway and fell into a drain before turning turtle near Attur Gate, Hoskote.

Police said that Abhishek R (24), the only son of T Raghumurthy, Challakere Congress MLA, died on the spot. He was a BCA student at Dayanand Sagar Institutions in the city and had recently written his final semester exams. He was staying in the city.

On Sunday night, Abhishek along with his classmates — Sumukh, Dhrupad, Pooja and Anu — all in their early 20s, took to the Kolar highway in the car to party for Pooja's birthday. The group had planned to go to a cafe at Kendatti village near Naraspur.

Around 11.30 p.m., Dhrupad, who was driving the car, lost control of the vehicle near Attur Gate. The car toppled twice and fell into the drain. The passengers sustained severe injuries. Abhishek, who sustained severe head injuries, was immediately rushed to the nearby MVJ Medical College and Hospital. However, he was declared brought dead.

Abhishek was reportedly in the navigator's seat, the police said. Sumukh and Pooja sustained multiple fractures and are being treated at a private hospital in the city.

A senior Hoskote police official said that the accident site revealed that the car had taken a sudden left diversion, falling into the drain. “It is clear that they were overspeeding,” he said.

Meanwhile, Dhrupad and Pooja were operated on at Hosmat hospital. While Dhrupad is being treated in the Intensive Care Unit, Pooja has been shifted to the ward.

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Happy birthday....poojaa.......

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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