Karnataka: Head constable killed as speeding car knocks him down during vehicle check
Bengaluru, Feb 9: A head constable was killed and one of his colleagues injured when a speeding car hit them during a vehicle check near a toll gate here, in the second such incident in the last five days, police said on Sunday.
The driver of the car was later nabbed with the help of local residents and a case of rash and negligent driving causing death had been registered against him after the incident on Saturday evening, they said.
Head constable Dhananjay K and constable Uma Maheshwara were checking over-speeding vehicles on a road leading to the Kempegowda International Airport here when the car hit them.
Dhananjay died while Maheshwara had been hospitalised with severe injuries.
This is the second incident in the last five days after head constable Bhaktaram was ran over by a speeding vehicle at Goraguntepalya on Tuesday.
Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao condoled the deaths.
Another tragic loss of life on line of duty. Traffic Head constable Dhananjaya died and Constable Uma Maheshwara severely injured after a speeding car hit them on International Airport Flyover while checking over-speeding vehicles. A family devastated. I have no words to console," he tweeted.
Another tragic loss of life on line of duty,Traffic Head constable Dhananjaya died and Constable Uma Maheshwara severely injured after a speeding car hits them on International Airport Flyover while checking over speeding vehicles, a family devastated, I have no words to console.
— Bhaskar Rao IPS (@deepolice12) February 8, 2020
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Hailstorm brings relief to Bengaluru from scorching summer
Bengaluru (PTI): Bringing much relief to the people battered by the scorching summer, heavy rains coupled with hailstorm lashed the city on Wednesday.
The thunderous downpour with stormy wind cooled the city, where the temperature had soared to 37 degree.
With the rains, the city, from being parched, witnessed waterlogging in just two hours.
There was waist-deep water in many areas in the city such as Richmond Town and Shanthinagar resembling a river.
The unexpected rain did not spare Vidhana Soudha, the seat of power, as water gushed inside the government offices from the lobby. The office of the Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka was also flooded.
Since the downpour occurred in the evening, many office goers struggled to return home.
Uprooting of trees was reported in many parts of the city, including Malleswaram, Shanthinagar and Seshadripuram.
