Speeding birthday boy Ahmed, friend Lata killed as their scooter rams into car

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August 3, 2015

Bengaluru, Aug 3: A 22-year-old software engineer and his female friend were killed when their scooter lost control and collided into a car in Chikkajala on Sunday morning.

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The deceased have been identified as Tahir Ahmed, resident of Jayanagar and a software engineer; and Lata, an employee of a private company.

The duo, along with three other friends, had gone to Nandi Hills to celebrate Ahmed’s birthday. The police said that Ahmed was over-speeding and lost control of the scooter, which jumped the median before colliding head-on with a car. The accident took place near Decathlon Sports Complex, off Chikkajala, around 9:40 am, the police said.

Around 6 am on Saturday, Ahmed, Lata and their five friends left for the Nandi Hills to celebrate Ahmed’s birthday. They reached the hill at about 8 am and celebrated the birthday.

Around 9:40 am, while they were returning home, Ahmed was reportedly speeding. He lost control of the vehicle and hit the median. The bike and its riders fell over to the other side of the road. A speeding car rammed Ahmed and Lata. Both suffered serious head injuries.

Passers-by informed the police, who rushed Ahmed to a nearby private hospital, where he was declared brought dead. Lata was taken to Nimhans. She did not respond to the treatment and succumbed to her injuries.

“It was Ahmed’s fault as he was over-speeding. He jumped the median after he lost control over the bike. It is a fast-track road which goes towards the Kempegowda International Airport and the vehicles ply at top speed. The driver of the car could not control his vehicle as the bike came in his way unexpectedly. Due to the impact of the collision, the couple suffered head injuries,” a senior police officer said.

Their friends said they were riding their bikes and were way ahead. They heard a loud noise and when they went back, they realised that their friends had met with an accident, added the officer. A case has been registered in Chikkajala Traffic police station.

Ahmed and Lata decided to marry and elders of the two families had given consent for the wedding, said the police.

Ahmed has an elder brother for whom his family members were searching a girl. The elders had decided to conduct the weddings of Ahmed and his brother together, added the police.

Ahmed’s birthday was on July 31 and he went to Lata’s house on Friday night, a day before his birthday, said the police.

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March 27,2024

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At least seven people have been killed when Israeli warplanes bombed an emergency center in southern Lebanon near the border with the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories with air-to-surface missiles, according to Lebanese security sources.

Two sources, speaking on condition of anonymity said early on Wednesday that the strike targeted the Islamic Group’s emergency and relief center in Lebanon’s southern village of Habbariyeh.

Jamaa Islamiya, a Lebanese group closely linked to the Gaza-based Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, said in a statement that “a number” of people had been killed, and called the strike a “heinous crime.”

An official from the group said “seven rescuers” were killed in the aerial assault.

Another Jamaa Islamiya official, also requesting anonymity, said a dozen medical staff were in the emergency center at the time of the strike, adding that bodies were being pulled from the rubble.

Lebanese lawmaker Hassan Mrad said “the Israeli aggression on Habbariyeh adds to the long list of Israeli crimes.”

Israel has been launching air strikes against Lebanon since the beginning of its onslaught against the Gaza Strip in early October.

An Israeli strike knocked down part of a building in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh on February 14, killing seven members of the same family, including a child, Lebanon’s official National News Agency said. A boy initially reported missing was found alive under the rubble.

In a separate Israeli attack, a woman and her two children were killed in the village of as-Sawana in southern Lebanon.

The Israeli regime launched its devastating hostilities in the Gaza Strip on October 7 after the territory’s Hamas-led Palestinian resistance groups carried out a surprise retaliatory attack, dubbed Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, against the occupying entity.

Israel's raids have resulted in retaliatory strikes from Hezbollah in support of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

The movement has vowed to keep up its retaliatory operations as long as the Tel Aviv regime continues its onslaught on Gaza.

The Israeli campaign in Gaza has killed at least 32,414 people, most of them women and children. Another 74,787 individuals have also been wounded.

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March 16,2024

Mangaluru: In the wake of complaints regarding middlemen menace, sleuths of Lokayukta on Friday, March 15, conducted a raid at the Mangaluru Urban Development Authority. 

The Lokayukta team found unaccounted money and several files, which were not disposed of for a long period.

Lokayukta SP CA Simon said that the Lokayukta has received complaints that middlemen have been interfering in the MUDA office, and files pertaining to the public are not being cleared on time.

A raid that commenced in the evening on March 13, lasted for 18 hours. During the raid, Lokayukta officials found cash in a bag in MUDA office, and also with officials and others. MUDA officials could not inform the source of money found in their office, the SP said.

Further, he said that many people gathered at the MUDA office during the Lokayukta raid, and have raised complaints about the harassment at the urban development authority. “We have gathered evidence for MUDA officials carrying out file disposal processes through brokers on phone calls. The investigation on the MUDA network will be continued,” he said.

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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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