Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has set up a five-member expert panel to probe any negligence in the death of Karnataka IPS officer Madhukar Shetty. The government took this decision after his family and friends raised suspicions over the medical treatment he received before he died in December last year.

The medical committee, to be led by senior cardiologist Devi Shetty, has been constituted to look into the reasons for Madhukar's death, and ascertain if there’s a need for a judicial inquiry into the case, said a government notification.

Madhukar Shetty was treated at a private hospital in Hyderabad with top IPS officers from both Karnataka and Telangana monitoring his health. However, his family and friends suspect that Shetty’s “line of treatment was flawed”.

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Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.

“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.

Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”

Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”

“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.

When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”

The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.