Family of four dies in accident in Tumakuru
Tumakuru (Karnataka), Jun 30 (PTI): Four members of a family, including a 13-year-old boy, have died after the car they were travelling in allegedly collided head-on with a speeding mini truck on the bypass near Kunigal in this district, police said on Monday.
The deceased have been identified as Seebe Gowda (50), his wife Shobha (45), daughter Dumbishree (23), and son Bhanukiran (13), they said.
According to police, the accident occurred at around 8 pm on Sunday when the family was on their way to drop their son Bhanukiran, a class 8 student at Valley School, to his hostel near Bidanagere on the outskirts of Kunigal.
Gowda lived with his family in Magadi town. He, along with his family, was travelling together after dinner to drop the boy back at his school hostel.
On the way, when they reached the Kunigal bypass, a speeding Canter truck coming from the wrong side on a one-way road had a head-on collision, a senior police officer said.
The car was also speeding, and the impact of the accident was so severe that all four passengers in the car died on the spot, he said.
The driver of the mini truck has been booked under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and arrested, the officer added.
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SC temporarily stays Karnataka HC order to stay election of KY Nanjegowda, Cong MLA from Malur
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has temporarily stayed an order by the Karnataka High Court to set aside the election of KY Nanjegowda, Congress legislator from Malur constituency in Kolar district, in 2023.
The two-judge bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to hold a recount of the constituency votes and submit the report on the outcome in a sealed cover, LiveLaw has reported.
The bench also stated that the result of the recount may not be made public without the permission of the Supreme Court.
