Bike-Bus Collision: Two-Wheeler Rider Killed in Bus Accident
Mangaluru: Tragedy struck on Sunday, February 11, as a 34-year-old two-wheeler rider lost his life in a collision with a KSRTC bus near Arkula Dwara at Adyar on the national highway.
The victim, identified as Charanraj, a local resident, was entering the highway from an inner road when the bus collided with his vehicle.
Survived by his wife and child, Charanraj had been married for just a year and was the only son of his parents.
The incident sparked anger and frustration among locals, who blocked traffic to protest the lack of safety measures implemented by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Residents expressed grievances over inadequate safety precautions and alleged unscientific work on the highway.
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Reports revealed that the accident spot had a barricade intended to control vehicle speed, but it had fallen down after being struck by a vehicle the previous night. This allowed the bus to approach at high speed, resulting in the fatal collision. Shockingly, locals claim that over ten deaths have occurred in similar circumstances following road construction by the NHAI.
This tragic incident comes in the wake of a similar accident last December, where another bike rider lost his life at the same location in a collision with a bus. Despite repeated pleas from residents, local authorities have failed to address their concerns.
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Gauhati HC orders preservation of bodies of 3 Hmar ‘militants’ amidst fake encounter allegations
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court on Friday directed that the bodies of three men from the Hmar community, identified by Assam Police as militants, must be preserved in a morgue until the next hearing, the bench passing the judgment amid serious allegations from the families of the deceased that the incident was a ‘staged encounter’.
The deceased, Joshua, Lallungawi Hmar, and Lalbiekkung Hmar, were killed on July 17 while in the custody of Cachar Police. The Assam Police have stated that the men, who had been apprehended on July 16 and involved in a ‘special operation’ against other militants, were killed in crossfire during the operation.
Advocate Colin Gonsalves, representing the petitioners in court, requested that the post-mortem examination be performed by ‘independent doctors, possibly from Mizoram because it is close-by’, and has called for a CBI investigation into the case.
Advocate General of Assam Devajit Saikia submitted the post-mortem report from Silchar Medical College and Hospital to the High Court bench, consisting of Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and Justice Soumitra Saikia, in a sealed envelope as reported by The Indian Express. The bench noted that the cause of death as mentioned in the report was incomplete as the Directorate of Forensic Science was yet to submit the viscera report.
In light of this, the bench has instructed the state to file an affidavit-in-opposition before the next hearing on August 2, along with the final post-mortem examination report. Justice Surana said that the High Court would wait till the final report on the post-mortem examination is submitted, to decide on the removal of the bodies of the three deceased men from the morgue.
