Gram panchayat poll candidate in Belagavi loses by one vote in recount too
Belagavi: A gram panchayat election candidate in Belagavi district, who had lost the contest by one vote in late 2020, has again experienced disappointment, losing out to his opponent in the recount too.
The elections to the Hebbal Gram Panchayat of Hukkeri taluk, Belagavi, were held on December 23, 2020. The results were announced on December 31, said sources.
Tavanappa Hosur had won by 506 votes, while Raosaheb Patil got 505 votes in the contest.
Patil had approached the JMFC court in Sankeshwara, complaining of irregularities in poll counting, the sources added.
As ordered by the court, the votes were recounted on Thursday, in the presence of the judge.
While Patil apparently was confident of winning the contest, the recount confirmed the victory of Hosur. Patil fell short of one vote now too, much to his disappointment.
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Teen dies in car stunt accident in Kerala, driver held
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): A man was arrested on Monday after a 14-year-old boy was killed when a car overturned during a stunt-driving incident at Chamakala Rajiv Road beach in Chentrappinni here, police said.
The arrested accused was identified as Shajeer alias Saddam (36), a native of Kurikkuzhi in Kaipamangalam.
According to police, the incident occurred around 6 pm on Sunday when the accused allegedly performed dangerous drifting manoeuvres with an open-top Gypsy vehicle at the beach, without following any safety norms.
The accused picked up three minors — Mohammed Sinan (14), Mohammed Shafeer (14) and Ameer (12) — who were playing at the beach, and made them sit at the rear of the vehicle before driving recklessly.
While performing the drifting stunt, the vehicle went out of control and overturned, trapping Sinan underneath.
He suffered severe head injuries and succumbed to the impact, police said.
Based on a complaint, Kaipamangalam police registered a case under Section 105 (culpable homicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
After completing the preliminary probe, police arrested Shajeer on Monday.
He was later produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody, police said.
The accused is involved in 11 criminal cases.
