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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Man held for killing teacher over Rs 13 lakh loan in Karnataka
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) (PTI): A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing a teacher after she repeatedly demanded repayment of a Rs 13 lakh loan that he had taken from her, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, Amar, allegedly attacked the woman with a sharp weapon and later set the body on fire on the Kamalapur-Kalmood road in the district in an attempt to destroy evidence, they said.
Police identified the victim as Jyoti (57), a resident of Kalaburagi city, who was working as a teacher in Bidar district.
The matter came to light after an unidentified female body was found beside the Kamalapur-Kalmood road, they said.
Initially, it was treated as an unidentified body. Based on a complaint from a local resident, a murder case was registered under 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Kamalapur Police Station limits in Kalaburagi district, police said.
The investigation was immediately taken up and her photographs were widely circulated and later, the woman was identified.
During the investigation, police identified Amar, a resident of Kapnoor area, who owns and runs a milk parlour as the accused, Adduru Srinivasulu, Kalaburagi Superintendent of Police told reporters here.
According to him, Amar had borrowed Rs 13 lakh from Jyoti. She had been repeatedly asking him to return the money and had warned that she would lodge a police complaint if he failed to repay the amount. Fearing this, Amar allegedly planned to kill her.
He reportedly took Jyoti towards the Kamalapur-Kalmood road in a vehicle on April 4. On the way, he stopped the vehicle saying that water needed to be poured into the engine. "When she got down, he allegedly threw chilli powder on her face and attacked her with a sharp weapon. After the murder, he allegedly poured fuel on the body and set it on fire before fleeing the scene," the officer said.
Based on the accused's statement, police recorded his confession, collected evidence in the case, arrested him and produced him before a court, which remanded him to judicial custody, he added.
