Bengaluru: Scooterist injured by tree branch dies
Bengaluru, Jun 19 (PTI): The 29-year-old HR executive who slipped into a coma after a tree branch fell on his head while riding his scooter near Brahma Chaitanya Temple in Hanumanthnagar, in the city, died on Thursday, said police officials.
Akshay Shivaram was admitted to a private hospital in Jayanagar after he sustained severe injuries to his brain and skull on June 15.
Jaya Nagar police confirmed his death. "We were informed of the death at about 1 pm," said an official.
A dry tree branch fell on Shivaram's head on that fateful day, causing him to lose control of his two-wheeler and crash into a parked car. Shivaram was not wearing a helmet when the accident happened.
According to the doctors treating him, Shivaram had suffered 12 injuries to the head.
Shivaram's brother Benkaraj has filed a complaint against Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Forest Department alleging negligence on their part as the dead tree branch was not pruned by them despite repeated complaints by the locals and the temple authorities, said Hanumanthnagar Police.
"We have registered an FIR under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 105, which deals with culpable homicide not amounting to murder," said a Hanumanthnagar police official.
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Groom kills friend hours before wedding over Rs 1.5 lakh debt; held
Beed (Maharashtra) (PTI): A groom allegedly killed his friend on the eve of his wedding in Maharashtra's Beed district, fearing he would disrupt the ceremony over an unpaid debt of Rs 1.5 lakh, police said on Tuesday.
The victim, Chand alias Guddu Tamboli (30), was found bludgeoned to death on Monday morning on the outskirts of Khokarmoh village in Shirur Kasar tehsil.
Investigations indicated that Chand had lent Rs 1.5 lakh to his friend Atiq Tamboli and was persistently demanding repayment.
Chand had apparently threatened to show up at the venue of Atiq's wedding on Monday and cause a disturbance if his money wasn't returned, a local crime branch official said.
Upset by the threat and fearing social humiliation on his wedding day, Atiq allegedly decided to eliminate his friend. On Sunday night, he called his friend to a secluded spot and allegedly killed him by crushing his head with a stone before absconding, the official said.
After the body was found on Monday, the police launched an investigation. Based on technical surveillance and localised intelligence, the police apprehended Atiq from Beed city late Monday night and booked him on charges of murder, he added.
