MLA Ramadas and his supporters threatened me: Prema Kumari
Mysuru, August 30: After a dispute on marriage between MLA S.A. Ramadas and herself, Ramadas and his supporters have started threatening her and her family members and now, she is facing life threat from them, said Prema Kumari who is contesting the Mysuru City Corporation election from ward number 57 as independent candidate.
Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, she said that when she was campaigning on August 27, his supporters’ vehicle hit her mother at 6.20 pm and her mother sustained severe head injuries. Earlier also, her mother was targeted and now, they have caused accident. Now, she is undergoing treatment at a private hospital, she said.
A dispute related to marriage between Ramadas and herself was in court. In the last election, Ramadas took her to a temple and promised her of leading a married life with her. Later, she had withdrawn her nomination paper and paved way for his election. But now, harassment and torture on her family members has continued. Though she has lodged complaints against him in the police station, she was not given protection, she alleged.
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5 killed, 11 injured after mini bus rams into parked truck in Kalaburagi
Kalaburagi (PTI): Five people, including a 13-year-old girl, died and 11 others were injured after a mini bus they were travelling in allegedly rammed into a parked truck near Nelogi Cross in Jewargi taluk of this district in the wee hours of Saturday, police said.
The passengers, all residents of Bagalkote, were en route a dargah in the Kalaburagi district when the accident occurred at around 3.30 AM, they said.
According to the police, the truck whose tyre got punctured was parked on the left side of the road. The driver was busy changing the tyre when the mini bus carrying passengers to dargah hit the truck from behind.
The impact of the accident was such that five people died on the spot while several other passengers were injured, A Srinivasulu, Superintendent of Police of Kalaburagi, said.
Citing preliminary inquiry, another police officer said that the driver of the mini bus, which was allegedly speeding, fell asleep and lost control of the vehicle and ended up hitting the parked truck.
Those injured have been shifted to a hospital where they are undergoing treatment, he said.
Initially, police thought that the driver of the mini bus must have fled the spot after the accident, only to later find him lying on the road in a pool of blood. He is undergoing treatment at the hospital and is stated to be in a critical condition, police said.
A case has been registered for causing death due to negligence under section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and further investigation is underway
