Two students die after car collides with truck on Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway
Ramanagara (Karnataka), Jun 15: Two students died while the driver of their SUV was seriously injured after the vehicle allegedly collided with a truck on Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway, police said on Saturday.
The deceased have been identified as Vishwa (22) and Surya (18), both of them hailed from Bommasandra in Bengaluru, they said.
While Vishwa was pursuing a diploma course, his friend Surya was a second-year Pre-University student in Bengaluru, police said.
According to the police, the two students were returning from Mysuru in the SUV which was being driven by one Suhas. Their vehicle allegedly collided with a truck which was in the wrong lane, resulting in an accident on Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway near Kempainadoddi village in Ramanagara here on Friday night.
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Both Surya and Vishwa were rushed to the nearest hospital where they were declared brought dead. The car driver, Suhas, who sustained severe injuries, is stated to be out of danger, a senior traffic police official said.
"A case has been registered under sections 297 (Rash driving or riding on a public way) and 304 a (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code and the accused truck driver has been arrested in connection with the accident," he said.
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India cricketer Rinku Singh receives underworld threat: Mumbai Crime Branch confirms
Mumbai: Indian cricketer and 2025 Asia Cup champion Rinku Singh has reportedly received a threat from the underworld, according to the Mumbai Crime Branch. The investigation has revealed that Dawood Ibrahim-led D-Company sent multiple ransom demands earlier this year.
Authorities confirmed that between February and April 2025, Rinku’s promotional team received three extortion messages demanding ₹5 crore. Acting on the leads, police arrested two suspects, Mohammed Dilshad and Mohammed Naveed, from the Caribbean. The duo was extradited and handed over to Indian authorities on August 1.
Investigators further discovered that the accused had also demanded ₹10 crore from Zeeshan Siddiqui, son of the late former MLA Baba Siddiqui. During interrogation, one of the arrested suspects reportedly admitted to contacting Rinku Singh’s team for ransom.
Rinku, who hails from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, rose to national prominence after his five consecutive sixes in an IPL 2023 match against Gujarat Titans. He made his India debut in 2024 and played a decisive role in the 2025 Asia Cup final against Pakistan, hitting the winning runs that secured India’s ninth title.
The left-handed batter, currently representing Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), has played 54 T20Is for India, amassing 550 runs at a strike rate of 161.77. In the IPL, he has appeared in 58 matches, scoring 1,099 runs, and was part of KKR’s 2024 title-winning squad.
Recently engaged to MP Priya Saroj, Rinku is expected to feature in India’s upcoming white-ball tour of Australia, which includes five T20 Internationals.
Police investigations into the underworld threat are ongoing.
