Minor boy rams car into auto, kills driver; father likely to face action

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September 21, 2019

Bengaluru, Sept 21: A 15-year-old boy, speeding in his father's car, crashed into a stationary autorickshaw, killing the driver and critically injuring another man in the vehicle, in north Bengaluru on Friday.

Police are likely to take action against the Class X student's father, a resident of Mathikere, for allowing a minor to drive the vehicle. They seized both vehicles.

Autorickshaw driver VC Nagaraj, 47, of Patelappa Layout in Nagashettihalli, died in the accident. Nathan Lourdes, 68, of Basappa Layout in Nagashettihalli, is being treated at MS Ramaiah Hospital, where doctors said his condition was critical.

Police detained the boy and sent him to a juvenile home on Friday night.

The crash occurred around 1.30pm when the boy, driving a Maruti Swift, entered Kalpana Chawla Road in Bhoopasandra and stepped on the accelerator.

The road is wide and that may have tempted the boy to go fast,” an investigating officer said. “His vehicle careened to the side of the road and rammed a parked autorickhaw (KA04 AA 3298).”

The father, a marketing manager with a software firm, could face action for negligence in handing over the car to his only son after police produce the boy before a special juvenile court on Saturday with documents to prove his age. “If the court is convinced that he is a minor, we will book a case against his father under IPC sections 279 (rash or negligent driving) and 304A (causing death by negligence),” an officer said.

MK Anand, a witness, said many autorickshaws were parked on both sides of the road at the time. “Pushcart vendors sell food on the road in the afternoon and auto drivers, security guards and others drop by for lunch. There’s usually a big crowd between 2pm and 3 pm. If the accident took place an hour later, there may have been more casualties.”

 Nagaraj and his friend Lourdes, a retiree, were in Nagaraj’s auto when the car crashed into it, said Anand and another witness Imran Pasha. A mob tried to pull the boy out of the car, when police arrived. “We reached the spot and moved the boy to a patrol vehicle,” another police officer said.

Nagaraj is survived by an only son Chetan, a BCom student, and his wife Mala, who works in a private school.
 

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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 26,2024

Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has detained two suspects in connection with the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case in Bengaluru, sources confirmed on Tuesday.

The preliminary probe has revealed that the two suspects were in direct contact with the suspected bomber.

The NIA sleuths have picked up the suspects from an area in the state capital. However, a statement is yet to be made by the NIA in this regard.

Even as the investigating agencies, both NIA and state special wing CCB teams have launched an extensive search operation in various states, the bomber has remained elusive. The authorities had obtained the bomber’s images and videos from CCTV footage on March 1, soon after the incident.

Sources said that the sleuths were suspecting that the bomber had come from Tamil Nadu and was staying in a neighbouring state for two months before carrying out the blast.

The hair samples of the accused were gathered from the hat of the accused which he abandoned in Bengaluru near a religious place. The authorities have sent the samples for the DNA testing and were hoping for a breakthrough.

The Rameshwaram Cafe bomb blast took place on March 1 on the International Technology Park Limited (ITPL) road in the Brookfield area. Low intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was used to carry out the blast and nine persons were injured in the incident.

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March 28,2024

Mangaluru, Mar 28: Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP has warned the individuals and political parties against the poll code violations during private events. 
 
“Private events such as marriages, birthdays, housewarming ceremonies, and other non-political programmes do not require any permission. However, one should ensure that there is no violation of the model code of conduct (MCC) at these functions. Permission is needed if the events are attended by politicians or candidates,” the DC said. 

He said that these gatherings will be under the surveillance of MCC teams, as there are chances of luring voters by campaigning and supplying food, said the DC. The district has 38,386 new voters, of which, 19,619 are men.

He said that the notification of election in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency will be issued soon, and the filing of nominations will be held between 11 am and 3 pm till April 4. 

Only five persons, including the candidate, will be allowed to enter the returning officer’s chamber to submit the nominations. A facilitation centre will be opened at the DC’s office. 

The expenditure of the candidate will be counted from the day the candidate files the nomination.

The DC said that the district is not an expenditure-sensitive constituency. Assistant expenditure observers and expenditure observers will monitor the expenditure of the candidates. An expenditure book will be provided to the candidate to record expenditure incurred, he explained.

Further, he said that no election materials can be printed without the name and address of the publishers, and the number of copies printed. Separate permission should be availed for procession prior to the submission of nomination papers from the ARO office, through the single-window system.

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