Annigeri: 6 killed, more than 10 injured as private bus crashes with truck
Hubballi: As many as six persons killed on the spot and more than 10 injured when a private bus they were travelling in overturned after colliding with a truck near Annigeri on NH63 here on Saturday morning.
The deceased have been identified as residents of Mumbai Vishwanath (76), Dinakar (70), Sumedha (60), Ramesh (56), Lahu (65) and Suchitra (65). The injured have been rushed to the KIMS Hospital in Hubballi.
According to police, the victims had come to Karnataka for a tour. The incident occurred when the private bus proceeding from Hubballi to Hampi was rammed by a truck that was moving in the opposite direction.
It has been said that the accident caused due to negligence of the truck driver. The driver of the heavy goods vehicle is said to have fled the scene after the incident.
Annigeri police visited the spot, registered a case, and launched the investigation.
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IIT Kharagpur to file FIR in student suicide case
Kolkata, May 8 (PTI): In the wake of the unnatural death of a third-year civil engineering student on May 4, the IIT Kharagpur has decided to formally file a First Information Report (FIR) with local police, urging a full investigation into the tragedy.
Acting Director Amit Patra told PTI on Thursday that although police were promptly informed about the discovery of Md Asif Qamar’s body through a written complaint, the process to formally lodge an FIR is now underway and expected to be completed by this evening.
"Needless to say, we always inform police after any such incident, both orally and in writing, as we did in the case of Qamar. We have extended all cooperation to the police," Patra said.
"But IIT Kharagpur is filing a complaint in the form of an FIR over the death of the third-year student, as required under law. We will strictly follow the laid-down procedures to facilitate a police investigation into the boy's death," he added.
The institute’s move comes after the Supreme Court, on May 6, sought to know whether FIRs had been registered in the wake of Qamar’s death, as well as in the case of a NEET aspirant who died by suicide in Kota, Rajasthan.
Although Patra did not directly mention the Supreme Court’s order, the apex court has taken suo motu cognisance of both cases.
It specifically questioned whether IIT Kharagpur had lodged an FIR following Qamar’s death and raised similar concerns regarding the case of the NEET aspirant, who hanged herself in her room in Kota.
Meanwhile, IIT Kharagpur has begun forming a committee to examine the circumstances surrounding recent student suicides and to recommend preventive measures.
The institute has been facing increasing scrutiny after three student suicides were reported on campus since January.
Qamar was found hanging in his room at Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya (MMM) Hall of Residence just two weeks after the death of Aniket Walkar, a fourth-year student of ocean engineering and naval architecture.
On January 12, the body of third-year undergraduate student Shaon Malik was discovered in his hostel room.
Additionally, in June 2024, Devika Pillai, a fourth-year biotechnology and biochemical engineering student, also died by suicide.
