Surpur: A 16-year-old student died on Tuesday morning after a bike and a passenger auto collided head-on near the bus stop at Sarvajna Circle in Rangampet on the Surpur–Shahapur main road.
The deceased has been identified as Shivaraj Pujari of Sharadahalli village in Shahapur taluk. He was studying in first-year PUC in Shahapur and was returning from a relative’s house in Hasanapur when the accident took place. He suffered a severe head injury and died on the spot.
Another boy, Siddappa, who was riding pillion, sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment at the Surpur government hospital. A woman travelling in the auto also fell and suffered injuries; she too is receiving treatment.
Taluk Health Officer Dr. R. V. Naik rushed to the spot after receiving the news and helped shift the injured to the hospital. Traffic was blocked for some time after the accident, causing heavy inconvenience to motorists.
PSI Krishna Subedar, ASI Manohar Rathod and police staff reached the spot, cleared the road and normalised vehicle movement.
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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.
