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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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
