Mangaluru: Overspeeding car mows down 14-year-old school student who was on his way back home
Mangaluru: In a tragic incident reported from Mudipu on Tuesday afternoon, an eighth-grade student died on the spot after being mowed down by a car when he was standing beside the road.
The deceased student has been identified as Karthik (14), a resident of Boliyaar Batrabailu here.
Karthik was a student in eighth grade at the Mudipu Government School. He was on his way back to his house when he was mowed down by a car that was coming toward Mudipu.
Eyewitnesses claimed that the driver of the car was over-speeding which led to the accident. After mowing down Karthik, the car further hit an auto-rickshaw that was parked nearby.
Reports said the car owner had given the car to his friend for a trial drive when the accident took place.
A case in this regard was registered at the local police station.
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Swamiji fires gun into the air in Kalaburagi village, video goes viral
Kalaburagi: An incident involving a swamiji firing a gun into the air has been reported from Udachan village in Afzalpur taluk of Kalaburagi district. The act, captured on video, has since gone viral on social media.
The swamiji has been identified as Sri Shantalinga Shivacharya, pontiff of the Hiremath of Sri Shankaralingeshwara Samsthana. According to reports, the incident took place on Sunday evening within the premises of the math, where the swamiji allegedly fired a single-barrel gun into the air.
This is not the first time the swami has courted controversy. Last year, he was reportedly found driving erratically under the influence of alcohol in Salotagi village of neighbouring Indi taluk, following which members of the public confronted him. He later fled from the math, sources said.
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More recently, during the annual fair of the Sri Shankaralingeshwara Math in Udachan village, the swami had arrived at the village with police protection, claiming to be the rightful pontiff of the math. Despite opposition from villagers, he reportedly went ahead and conducted rituals related to the fair.
The latest incident of firing the gun into the air has triggered criticism, especially after the video surfaced online. Further action, if any, is awaited from the authorities.
