Ambulance topples as car hits it near waterlogged road in Kasaragod
patient dies in hospital, seven injured
Kasaragod: A patient who was being taken to hospital in an ambulance sustained serious injuries following a collision between a car and the ambulance near Uppala Gate on Tuesday evening and died in hospital.
The accident victim is identified as Shaheena (48). She was rushed to a hospital in Mangaluru immediately, but could not be saved as she failed to respond to the treatment.
Seven other people, including Shaheena's daughter Riya Fathima (9), sister Shajeena (45) and relative Asif (22), as well as the ambulance driver Akram (38), are reported to have been injured in the accident.
The accident is said to have occurred due to waterlogging of the road following heavy rain in the area. The ambulance was taking Shaheena from a hospital in Kannur of the district to Mangaluru for further treatment when the driver, finding the road to be inundated, applied the brakes suddenly. A car that was behind ambulance is learned to have collided with the ambulance that halted unexpected. Due to the force of the collision, however, the ambulance driver reportedly lost control and the vehicle overturned on the road.
The collision also resulted in a serial accident as five vehicles that were behind the car crashed into the vehicles ahead of them.
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'The Ba**ds of Bollywood’ mirrors my life, damages my reputation: Sameer Wankhede tells Delhi HC
New Delhi: IRS officer Sameer Wankhede has submitted his reply to the Delhi High Court in the defamation case he filed against Red Chillies Entertainment, the production company owned by actor Shah Rukh Khan. The case pertains to the recently released series The Ba**ds of Bollywood*, which Wankhede claims has defamed him.
In his statement to the court, Wankhede asserted that the show’s portrayal of a police officer is clearly based on him and has caused serious harm to his public image. He cited four key reasons supporting his claim.
First, he said the character in question bears physical similarities to him, including facial and body features. Second, he noted that the character’s working style and mannerisms closely resemble his own.
Third, Wankhede highlighted that the officer in the show is depicted making a high-profile arrest involving a major film personality, which he said directly mirrors his own involvement in the Aryan Khan drug case.
Fourth, he pointed out that the character frequently uses the phrase “Satyameva Jayate,” a motto he himself had used during media interactions in the course of that investigation. He argued that using the national motto in such a context cannot be dismissed as creative expression or humour.
Wankhede also referred to an interview in which Aryan Khan allegedly admitted that the show was “inspired by some real events.” This, he said, contradicts Red Chillies Entertainment’s claim that The Ba**ds of Bollywood* is purely fictional.
He further alleged that the tone and intent of the series indicate personal and institutional vendetta, aimed at discrediting and defaming him rather than engaging in artistic storytelling.
Wankhede informed the court that the fallout from the show has affected his family, with his wife and sister receiving abusive and vulgar messages online.
Rejecting Red Chillies’ argument that he is a “thin-skinned” officer, Wankhede said that a public servant cannot be expected to tolerate false and damaging portrayals simply because of his position. He emphasized that his legal action seeks to protect the constitutional rights and dignity of both himself and his family.
