Mangaluru, Jun 6: Sarfraz Bawa, the Secretary of Jamat-e-Islami Hind, Goa zone, who had come to Mangaluru to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr in his in-law's house where his pregnant wife is currently staying, was killed in a road accident in front of Hotel Moti Mahal in the heart of the city on Wednesday.
The 34-year-old son-in-law of Yusuf Pakkaladka, the vice president of Dakshina Kannada district committee of Welfare Party of India, was on his meet someone after having his Eid dinner with his wife and in-laws when he was knocked down by the reckless bus.
Soon after the accident, Sarfaraz was rushed to a private hospital, where doctors pronounced him brought dead.
The killer driver jumped from the bus and tried to flee after killing the youth. The locals, however, caught and manhandled him. Later, he was handed over to the police who reached the spot almost 20 minutes later.
The accident triggered a flash protest as a large number of shocked witnesses and locals gathered on the road. Nearly two dozen policemen rushed to the spot to control the angry mob.
Eye witnesses blamed the bus driver for the tragedy. “The bus was plying at a high speed and it rammed into the motorbike from behind. The driver applied the brakes only after killing the youth,” said an eye witness.
According to sources, Sarfaraz was supposed to go back to Goa later today and then fly to a Gulf country. He had served as the Goa state president of Students' Islamic Organisation of India in the past.
The mortal remains will be taken to his in-law's house in Bajal Pakkaladka after the completion of post-mortem in Government Wenlock Hospital.
Though his parents hailed from Kotepura in Ullal, Sarfraz was brought up in Goa. He will be buried at Kotepura on Thursday morning, sources said.
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