Ramanagar accident: Fourth victim dies in Bengaluru hospital; people demand action against guilty
Ramanagar: A girl who had been grievously injured in an accident at Gollaradoddi in the taluk, where a goods vehicle hit children on August 9, died at the Indira Gandhi Hospital in Bengaluru on Sunday night, being the fourth victim of the accident.
The deceased girl has been identified as Jnanavi, who was a Class 1 student and the second daughter of Rajanna and Shanthamma, who were residents of a village in Ramanagar district. Her elder sister Shalini, aged nine years, had died on the day of the accident.
Two other children have died in the incident, which is said to have been the result of the goods vehicle driver's negligence.
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Five children were returning home at night on August 9 after attending tuition and were crossing the road at Gollaradoddi when the speeding goods vehicle hit them. Two children, five-year-old Rohit and Jnanavi's elder sister Shalini died on the spot. Three other children, who had been grievously injured, were admitted to the Ramanagara Hospital for treatment, before being shifted to a hospital in Bengaluru. Suchit, a Class 5 student, had been seriously injured in the head and was being treated at the BGS Hospital in Bengaluru, but he died after battling for life for a week.
The locals have staged an intense protest against the continued loss of life due to the accident at Gollaradoddi. They placed her body in the middle of the road in the village and gathered around it in protest. Some of the protesters also set tyres on fire, all of them demanding that the goods vehicle driver be punished severely for taking lives of children. "The elected representatives and officers should meet the families of the deceased children and provide them relief for the loss," the people have urged during the protest.
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15 IAS officers transferred in Haryana
Chandigarh (PTI): The Haryana government transferred 15 IAS officers with immediate effect on Wednesday.
Among those who have been transferred are Vineet Garg, Chairman, Haryana State Pollution Control Board. He has been posted as the additional chief secretary to the government's printing and stationery department, relieving Raja Shekhar Vundru of the charge, a government order said.
Ajay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, has been transferred and posted as the deputy principal secretary-II to the chief minister against a newly-created post.
Pankaj Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, has been posted as the principal secretary in the architecture department, relieving Apporva Kumar Singh of the charge.
Saket Kumar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Commissioner and Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department, has been transferred and posted as the commissioner and secretary in the archives department, relieving Shekhar Vidyarthi of the charge.
Mani Ram Sharma, Registrar, Cooperative Societies, has been posted as the secretary in the health department, relieving Rippudaman Singh Dhillon of the charge.
