Dancer killed in accident near Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A 36-year-old dancer, who had appeared in several reality shows, died after a truck allegedly rammed into his car that was parked on the roadside of a highway on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday morning, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Sudheendra, they said.
The incident, which occurred near Pemmanahalli in Nelamangala taluk, was captured on a CCTV camera.
The CCTV footage showed the car parked on the roadside with Sudheendra standing beside it. A truck approaching from behind was seen gradually veering towards the parked vehicle before colliding with it, resulting in his death.
According to police, Sudheendra was on his way to his brother's house when his newly purchased car reportedly developed a mechanical issue. He had parked it on the roadside and was inspecting it when the speeding truck allegedly veered towards the vehicle from behind and rammed into it.
The impact of the accident was such that he died on the spot, a senior police officer said.
Soon after the accident, the driver fled the spot with the offending vehicle, he said.
Citing preliminary investigation, the officer said the driver is suspected to have dozed off while driving, leading to the accident.
A case has been registered and the driver has been nabbed, police said.
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Mercury plunges in Kashmir after brief respite, Shopian freezes at minus 6.4 deg C
Srinagar (PTI): Night temperatures in Kashmir dropped several degrees below the freezing point, even as a thick layer of fog engulfed parts of the valley, with Srinagar recording a low of minus 4.1 degrees Celsius, officials said on Saturday.
Shopian was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir as the mercury there settled at a low of minus 6.4 degrees Celsius, they said.
The mercury had on Thursday night settled above the freezing point at most places in the valley, providing huge relief to the residents from the biting cold conditions.
However, temperatures dropped across Kashmir on Friday night, bringing back the freezing cold, the officials said.
On the Friday night, the minimum temperature in Srinagar -- the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir -- settled at minus 4.1 degrees Celsius, a sharp drop from 0.4 degrees Celsius the previous night, the officials said.
The gateway town to the valley, Qazigund, recorded a low of minus 4.2 degrees Celsius, while the mercury settled at minus 3.5 degrees Celsius in north Kashmir's Kupwara, and minus 0.2 degrees Celsius in south Kashmir's Kokernag, the officials said.
Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius, while Gulmarg lodged minus 2.6 degrees Celsius and Konibal town in Pulwama district recorded minus 5.2 degrees Celsius, they said.
The meteorological department said the weather would remain generally cloudy but dry on December 6-7, and a brief spell of light snowfall at isolated places in the higher reaches of north and central Kashmir is likely on December 8.
