Car rams into power pole in Gundlupet; two killed on spot, one grievously injured
Chamarajanagar: In a tragic accident reported from near Kodasoge village of Therakanambi hobli, Gundlupet, two people traveling in a car, including an assistant powerman, were killed on the spot on Wednesday, as their car rammed into a power pole, resulting in the pole toppling on the vehicle.
The accident victims are identified as Prathap (28), who was posted as an assistant powerman with the Bommalapur branch of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) in Therakanambi hobli, and Kongallayya. Abhi, a resident of Mandya district, who was traveling with them in the car, is learned to be seriously injured and is being treated at the Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) Hospital.
The accident occurred early Wednesday morning on the road near Kodasoge where the car hit the electricity pole. The pole is learned to have fallen on the car due to intensity of the collision, killing two people in the car.
The Therakanambi Police have visited the accident spot and conducted an inspection. The bodies of the deceased men have been shifted to a hospital mortuary to conduct a post-mortem examination.
The police have also registered a case with regard to the accident. Further investigation is underway.
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Assam to lift all cases against Koch Rajbongshis in Foreigners' Tribunals: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, Apr 4 (PTI): The Assam cabinet has decided to lift all cases pending against people from the Koch Rajbongshi community in the Foreigners' Tribunals, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
They will also no longer carry the tag of 'D' or doubtful voters, he said.
''There are 28,000 cases pending in different Foreigners' Tribunals in the state against people of the community. The cabinet has taken a historic decision of lifting the cases with immediate effect,'' Sarma said at a press conference here after the cabinet meeting.
The government believes that the Koch Rajbongshis are an indigenous community of the state and they are an inextricable part of ''our social and cultural fabric'', he asserted.
The people of this community are poor and have suffered a lot over the years, he said.
''They will no longer carry the tag of foreigners or ‘D’ voters,'' the CM said.
Foreigners Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies, particularly in Assam, established to determine if a person residing in India is a "foreigner" as defined by the Foreigners Act of 1946, based on the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order of 1964.
These tribunals are designed to address matters related to citizenship and the presence of “foreigners” in India, specifically focusing on cases where someone is suspected of being an illegal immigrant.
There are 100 Foreigners’ Tribunals across Assam.
The Koch Rajbongshis have a sizeable presence in Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and parts of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, and they demand Scheduled Tribe status.
