Uttarakhand: Five killed as bus falls into gorge in Tehri
New Tehri, Nov 24 (PTI): Five pilgrims were killed and 13 others injured when a bus fell into a ravine near the Kunjapuri temple here on Monday, officials said.
Tehri District Magistrate Nitika Khandelwal stated that a group of pilgrims from various states had arrived from Dayanand Ashram in Rishikesh to visit Kunjapuri temple.
She said that after returning from the pilgrimage, the driver started the bus, but the brakes failed, causing it to plunge into the ravine.
However, Tehri Senior Superintendent of Police Ayush Aggarwal said that an investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of the accident.
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Upon receiving information about the incident, police and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams rushed to the scene and began rescue and relief operations. Senior administrative and police officials also arrived and monitored the operation.
Officials said five pilgrims died on the spot and 13 were injured when the bus fell 70 meters below the road into the ravine. Six of the injured were admitted to the Sridev Suman District Sub-Hospital in Narendranagar, from where they were referred to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rishikesh due to their critical condition.
There were 28 people on board the bus at the time of the accident. Other passengers sustained minor injuries. The driver of the vehicle also suffered minor injuries and is said to be in stable condition.
The deceased have been identified as Anita Chauhan (50) from Dwarka, Delhi; Ashu Tyagi (51) from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh; Namita Prabodh Kale (58) from Nagpur, Maharashtra; Anuja Venkatraman (48) from Bengaluru; and Parthasarathi Joshi (70) from Vadodara, Gujarat.
Meanwhile, Rishikesh AIIMS Public Relations Officer Sandeep Kumar said that six people injured in the accident have been admitted to the trauma department.
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Karnataka BJP MLA caught taking Rs 5 lakh bribe remanded to judicial custody
Bengaluru (PTI): BJP MLA Dr Chandru Lamani, caught allegedly accepting a Rs 5 lakh bribe from a contractor, has been remanded to judicial custody until March 3.
The Shirahatti MLA, a doctor, was brought from Gadag to Bengaluru on Saturday night and produced before a Special Court for Public Representatives, sources said.
The court remanded him to custody until March 3.
The MLA was caught in a Lokayukta trap following a complaint by Vijay Pujar, a Class-1 contractor from Chinchali in Gadag district.
Lokayukta officials said the alleged bribe was linked to Minor Irrigation Department works, including the construction of retaining walls along a road. The accused had demanded Rs 11 lakh from the complainant to execute the project, and Rs 5 lakh was accepted during the trap.
Along with Lamani, his personal assistants, Manjunath Valmiki and Guru Naik, were also arrested in connection with the case.
