Mangaluru: A tragic road accident near Mufrihat in Saudi Arabia early Monday claimed the lives of 45 Indian Umrah pilgrims who were travelling from Makkah to Madinah. Among the victims was a man from Karnataka’s Hubballi.

The deceased has been identified as Abdul Ghani Shirahatti, 55, a resident of Ganesh Peth in Hubballi. He had been working as a driver at a hotel in Dubai and had travelled to Saudi Arabia from there for Umrah. He was among those who died on the spot in the horrific collision involving the pilgrims’ bus and a diesel tanker.

Most of the victims in this accident are said to be from Hyderabad.

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Koppal: Lokayukta Police conducted a raid on the residence, schools and colleges owned by the family members and the office of B Kallesha, administrative officer at Koppal Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) on Friday morning.

According to sources, multiple teams of Lokayukta officials raided the office, educational institutes and house of Kallesha following complaints of disproportionate assets against him.

The teams reportedly raided the Navachethana School and College on Yathnatti Road in Bhagyanagar as well as Kallesha's office on the premises of KIMS and checked documents related to property and finance.

Kallesha had allegedly been linked to the Valmiki Corporation scam and was suspended in the backdrop of the allegation.