Five electrocuted after Ganesha immersion

September 15, 2014

Bangalore: Sep 15: A pall of gloom descended on Kanaswadi village in the Doddaballapur taluk of Bangalore Rural district where five young men were electrocuted while returning after immersing a Ganesha idol late on Saturday night.

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Around 20 people were returning to the village on a tractor trailer after immersing the idol at a nearby lake.

Around 11:55 pm, two iron pillars, erected on the tractor's trailer to support the flower-decorated “pallakki”, came in contact with an 11-kV high-tension wire, leading to the electrocution of the five men.

Three others suffered serious burns, while the rest managed to jump off the trailer, having seen the iron pillars come in contact with the wire.

Local residents informed the police about the incident. The cops rushed to the spot and shifted the bodies for post-mortem at Nelamanagala Government hospital. The injured were rushed to hospital.

The deceased have been identified as tractor driver Nagesh, 26, Kanaswadi-residents Raju, 23 and Darshan, 25, and Arun, 22 and Anjinamurthy, 25, from the neighbouring Marasandra village.

Nikith, 20, Chandan, 19 and Virupaksha, 47, suffered serious burns and are battling for their life in a private hospital at Banaswadi in Bangalore, said the police.

On Sunday morning, the members of the victims' family and villagers gathered in front of the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (Bescom) office in Kanaswadi, placed the five bodies in front of the building and staged a protest.

They alleged that Bescom officials' negligence had led to the tragedy. The villagers said despite repeated complaints about low-hanging electric wires, the officials never bothered to fix them. They also sought immediate suspension of the officials concerned. The Doddaballapur Rural police have registered a case in this regard and are further investigating the matter.

Local MP M Veerappa Moily, a former Union minister, visited the victims' families. He promised them that action would be taken against the officials for their negligence, and also that the police would probe that angle.

He said he would take up the issue with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, and ensure that the families got adequate compensation.

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March 21,2024

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Mangaluru: A man from Dakshina Kannada was duped of Rs 2.5 lakh after he was promised a Poland visa.

In a complaint, a resident of Belthangady, stated that the accused, Manoj, had promised a job for his son in Poland. 

Between May 22 of last year and March 19, he handed over Rs 2.2 lakh in various phases, citing different reasons.

However, since the accused failed to provide a visa or return the money, a case was registered at the Dharmasthala police station under IPC sections 417 and 420.

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March 17,2024

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Beltangady, Mar 17: A three-year-old boy was crushed to death under the wheels of an auto-rickshaw in front of his house at Panakaje Mundadi in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada. 

The gut-wrenching tragedy took place on Saturday, March 16 morning when the boy ran out of home to the road. 

The victim has been identified as Kaushik, the son of Chandrashekhar and Usha couple. Their home is situated adjacent to the main road at Panakaje.

It is learnt that the auto-rickshaw failed to notice the boy who suddenly darted towards the road and hit him. 

Even though the injured boy was rushed to a private hospital in Ujire and later to Mangaluru, he breathed his last. 

The Beltangady traffic police have registered a case in connection with the incident.

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March 19,2024

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Bengaluru, Mar 19: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that the Congress will split in three months after the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and its impact will be visible on the Siddaramaiah-led state government.

"Due to internal squabbles, the state government will not last long," the BJP leader said.

Talking to reporters on Monday, he said the sitting MP from the Gadag-Haveri constituency, Shivakumar Udasi, has done a lot of development work and implemented the Central government's schemes effectively.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi will surely become the PM for the third time. The overall response has been good in the Gadag-Haveri Lok Sabha constituency," the former Karnataka chief minister said.

Asked if he was contesting the election in a half-hearted manner in the Gadag-Haveri seat, Bommai said "such a question does not arise when the party's high command gives instructions".

He said he would respect his opponent and not take anyone lightly. 

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