Mangaluru: Retired Government Officer dies in hit-and-run accident
Mangaluru: In an accident that occurred on Sunday night, a retired government officer who was walking beside Circuit House in the city, was run over by a car causing his death on the spot. The deceased has been identified as A. Anand (62), a resident of Ladyhill.
After retiring from his position as an Officer in the BSNL, Anand was working in a private company in Udupi. On Sunday night, after finishing a company meeting, Anand had gotten off a bus and was walking beside the Circuit House road when a speeding car belonging to an AEE of a government department named Shanmugam ran over Anand and fled the scene, eye-witnesses said.
Anand, who was grievously injured in the hit-and-run died on the spot, it is learned. But, the accused driver Shanmugam, did not stop his vehicle and is said to have fled from the accident site. However, the locals caught up to the accused driver in other vehicles by following his car and waylaid him. Reportedly, he was handed over to the police.
As per the complaint made by the deceased victim’s wife, the Kadri Traffic Police have registered a case against the accused Shanmugam.
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Punjab woman injured during Pak aerial intrusion dies
Ludhiana (PTI): A 50-year-old woman, who was grievously injured during a Pakistani aerial intrusion in Punjab's Feorzepur last week died at a private hospital here on Tuesday while two of her family were still undergoing treatment, officials said.
The woman, Sukhwinder Kaur, and her family members received serious burn injuries last Friday when some debris fell on their house in the Khai Pheme Ke village, setting the structure and a car on fire during the Pakistani aerial intrusion.
Lakhwinder Singh (55), his wife Sukhwinder Kaur and their son Monu Singh (24) had sustained injuries. Earlier, officials said that Monu Singh was the brother of Lakhwinder.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced a Rs 5 lakh ex gratia from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for the family of Sukhwinder Kaur. He expressed deep sorrow over Kaur's death.
"Our government stands firmly with her family during this time of immense pain, and we are committed to providing all possible support to help them cope with this devastating loss," he said.
Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora also extended financial assistance, announcing Rs 2 lakh for Kaur's family.
Multiple aerial attacks were carried out by Pakistan at many places along western India's borders, including in Punjab, that were effectively thwarted by the Indian security forces.
New Delhi and Islamabad reached an understanding on Saturday afternoon to halt military actions with immediate effect after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.
