Chikmagalur: In an unfortunate incident that occurred on Tuesday night, a decorated tractor that was returning after the Ganapati Visarjan ceremony on the occasion of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival reportedly got hit by electrical wiring resulting in the deaths of three people including two young women at Banakal in Mudigere Taluk. 

The deceased have been identified as Raju (45), Rachana (22), and Parvati (28). The remaining 6 people who were in a critical state were admitted to the Mudigere hospital, among whom two identified as Sangeetha and Pallavi had to be transported to a hospital in Hassan due to their deteriorating health, and the driver of the tractor is out of danger, it is learned. 

The disastrous incident is said to have occurred at B. Hosahalli village near Banakal in Mudigere Taluk around 11.30 pm on Tuesday. The tractor which had been decorated for Ganapati Visarjan was carrying 10 people. After submerging the idol of the Ganapati deity, the group was returning to their village on the tractor, one of the decorated stands got hit by electrical wiring causing the disaster. 

A case has been registered in this regard at the Banakal police station.

Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.



New Delhi (PTI): Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the BJP, saying those indulging in "vote chori" are "gaddars" and need to be removed from power to save the voting right and the Constitution.

Addressing the party's 'Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod' rally at the Ramlila Maidan here, Kharge said it is the duty of all Indians to unitedly strengthen Congress ideology as only this party can save the country.

He alleged that the RSS ideology will "finish the nation".

ALSO READ: Rally against "vote chori" to protect every citizen's right, says D K Shivakumar

"The BJP people are 'gaddars' (traitors) and 'dramebaaz' (indulge in theatrics). They need to be removed from power," Kharge said.

The Congress president also said that he did not go for his son's operation in Bengaluru and stayed to attend the rally as he thought it was important "to save 140 crore people".