Bengaluru: Scooterist injured by tree branch dies
Bengaluru, Jun 19 (PTI): The 29-year-old HR executive who slipped into a coma after a tree branch fell on his head while riding his scooter near Brahma Chaitanya Temple in Hanumanthnagar, in the city, died on Thursday, said police officials.
Akshay Shivaram was admitted to a private hospital in Jayanagar after he sustained severe injuries to his brain and skull on June 15.
Jaya Nagar police confirmed his death. "We were informed of the death at about 1 pm," said an official.
A dry tree branch fell on Shivaram's head on that fateful day, causing him to lose control of his two-wheeler and crash into a parked car. Shivaram was not wearing a helmet when the accident happened.
According to the doctors treating him, Shivaram had suffered 12 injuries to the head.
Shivaram's brother Benkaraj has filed a complaint against Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Forest Department alleging negligence on their part as the dead tree branch was not pruned by them despite repeated complaints by the locals and the temple authorities, said Hanumanthnagar Police.
"We have registered an FIR under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 105, which deals with culpable homicide not amounting to murder," said a Hanumanthnagar police official.
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West Asia: India supplied 22,000 MT of high-speed diesel to Bangladesh in March, says MEA
New Delhi (PTI): Amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, India has supplied 22,000 metric tonnes of high-speed diesel to Bangladesh in March and has received a request from Seychelles and the Maldives to meet their energy requirements, the MEA said on Friday.
At his weekly briefing, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in his response to a query related to requests received from India's neighbouring countries for fuel amid the West Asia situation, also said that India is "finalising a government-to-government agreement" for the supply of oil and gas, which will play an important role in reinforcing energy security of Mauritius.
The conflict in West Asia has now stretched to nearly 50 days, with global ramifications.
"So, we have received requests from our neighbouring countries for supply of fuel, and these are being looked into, keeping in mind our own requirements, availability and refining capacity," Jaiswal told reporters.
He further said India has "supplied 22,000 metric tonnes of high-speed diesel to Bangladesh in March 2026, and further supplies have continued this month as well".
"You would recall that last month we had supplied 38 metric tonnes of petroleum products to Sri Lanka as well," he added.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited Mauritius last week, the MEA spokesperson said, adding, "We are finalising a government-to-government agreement for supply of oil and gas, which will play an important role in reinforcing the energy security of Mauritius".
As far as Nepal is concerned, there is an existing arrangement between Indian Oil Corporation and Nepal Oil Corporation to supply petroleum products to Nepal as per its requirements. The supplies are continuing without any interruption, he said.
Energy supplies to Bhutan also continue according to the existing arrangement.
"As I had mentioned earlier, we have received a request from Seychelles and the Maldives to meet their energy requirements. We continue to be in touch with them in this regard, and are considering the request keeping in mind our own domestic requirements and availability of fuel.
"I would also like to add that our neighbouring country governments have expressed appreciation for the uninterrupted supply, fuel supply to them during the West Asian conflict," Jaiswal said.
Global oil and gas prices surged after Iran restricted the transit of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow lane between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman that handles roughly 20 per cent of global oil and LNG trade.
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