Mumbai-bound bus rams into Bolero in Karkala, one dead, several injured
Karkala: In a tragic incident at Manjarpalke in Nitte village, a head-on collision between a bus and a Bolero claimed the life of one individual and left two others seriously injured.
The mishap occurred when a Mumbai-bound bus, collided head-on with the Bolero. The impact resulted in the immediate death of Shivappa (48), a resident of Jayapura in Chikmagalur district. Two other individuals, identified as Manju (45) and Sujaya (28), sustained severe injuries and were rushed to Manipal Hospital in critical condition for medical intervention.
The victims were part of a family from Jayapura in Chikkamagaluru district, who had traveled to Nandalike from Jayapura for a family event at their residence in Nandalike, Karkala taluk.
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Emergency services rushed the injured to Manipal Hospital for urgent medical care. Meanwhile, 12 passengers from the bus were taken to Karkala hospital for further treatment.
Local police, arrived at the accident scene to conduct an initial investigation.
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Several Indians inducted into Russian Army remain missing: Report
New Delhi: In a concerning development, several Indians who were illegally enlisted in the Russian Army and forcibly sent to the war zone on the Russia-Ukraine border are reportedly still missing.
According to a report published by The Hindu on Sunday, citing communication from the Ministry of External Affairs and statements from the families of two missing men, Mohammad Amin Sheikh, a 65-year-old resident of Kupwara in Tangdhar, Jammu and Kashmir, said that his 27-year-old son, Zahoor Sheikh, last contacted the family on December 31, 2023.
Amin Sheikh mentioned that his son said that he was going for training and would not be available for the next three months on phone. “But when we started getting news about the deaths of Indians in Russia in January, we got worried and called on his number. We could not reach him. We are yet to hear from him,” Sheikh, a retired Inspector from the Public Health Department in Jammu and Kashmir, was quoted as saying by the publication.
Last week, Mohammad Amin Sheikh and his two other sons travelled to New Delhi to seek answers from the Ministry of External Affairs and the Russian Embassy after the Indian Embassy in Moscow failed to give them information about Zahoor Sheikh.
“We submitted a petition at the Russian Embassy,” 31-year-old Aijaz Amin, Zahoor Sheikh’s elder brother, told The Hindu. “They said they are looking into the matter. The MEA officials said that at least 15 Indians are still missing and though the Russian government is cooperative, their commanders on the ground are not responsive,” he added.
Zahoor had travelled to Russia after he came across a YouTube video promising the job of a security helper in Russia. Instead, he was reportedly deceived into joining the Russian Army.
Similarly, 30-year-old Mandeep, from Jalandhar in Punjab, has been missing since March. His brother, Jagdeep Kumar, also arrived in Delhi, looking for answers from the government about his sibling's whereabouts.
“We last spoke on March 3. He initially went to Armenia and was supposed to go to Italy from there in search of work. Instead, he was tricked by an agent to go to Russia and was forced to join the Russian Army. He was sent to the war zone after a few days of training,” Kumar told The Hindu.
Kumar said he met officials from the External Affairs Ministry in the capital city, who told him that at least 25 Indians were reported missing in Russia.
