Hubballi: BJP leader’s 15-year-old son dies during reel stunt accident
Hubballi: A 15-year-old boy, son of a Karnataka BJP leader, died in an accident while shooting a social media reel involving a high-speed stunt in Hubballi on Thursday.
The deceased has been identified as Nameesh Sangalad, son of Veerabhadrappa Sangalad, a politician from the Hubballi-Dharwad region.
According to police, the incident occurred when an SUV and an electric two-wheeler approached each other at high speed and swerved at the last moment.
Nameesh was riding the electric bike, a 2022 model registered in the name of Vinayak Miskin of Hubballi, while the SUV, a 2013 model, was allegedly being driven by another minor.
Police said Nameesh was a Class 9 student in Mysuru who had come home to Hubballi to celebrate Ugadi on March 19. He had gone with his friends and decided to shoot a social media reel on the outskirts of the city.
According to the complaint filed by his father, the accident occurred between 4:30 pm and 4:45 pm in the Shejawadkar Layout area of Unkal. The minor was allegedly driving the SUV “in a negligent, zig-zag manner for the shooting of a reel on a mobile phone and crashed into the electric bike ridden by Nameesh, which was coming from the opposite side.”
Nameesh sustained severe head and leg injuries and died on the spot, police said.
“While attempting an action brake reel where two vehicles approach each other at high speed and suddenly apply brakes, the car driver lost control and collided with the bike. Nameesh, who was on the electric bike, sustained severe injuries and died on the spot,” said Hubballi Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar.
Based on the complaint, Hubbali police have registered a case against the minor under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Police said further investigation is underway.
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Gautam Singhania injured, 2 Indians missing in speedboat accident in Maldives
Male (PTI): Raymond Group Chairman & Managing Director Gautam Hari Singhania has sustained injuries, while two Indian nationals are reported missing after a speedboat capsized near Felidhoo island in the Maldives, according to local media reports.
There were seven people on board at the time of the incident near Vaavu atoll early Friday morning. Two women – a British national and a Russian national - and five Indian men were on board, the Edition.mv reported.
Police said five people fell into the sea when the vessel overturned, including the Russian woman and four Indian men.
Singhania, 60, who was among the tourists, has been rescued.
Citing police, news portal Adhadhu reported that he sustained minor injuries in the accident. He was discharged from the hospital after treatment, it added.
"The two missing persons are Indian nationals," police said, adding that search operations are on.
"The speedboat belongs to his yacht, TT Ashena. The Maldivian Coast Guard is still looking for two people who went missing in the accident," Adhadhu reported.
Citing sources, it said that the vessel involved in the accident was a Cigarette racing boat designed to be driven at high speeds.
Maldives National Defence Force's Male Area Command Coast Guard Second Squadron is searching for the missing individuals. The incident occurred about two nautical miles southwest of Keyodhoo, MNDF said.
