Drag-racing kills teenager, injures his 2 friends

DHNS
September 18, 2017

Bengaluru, Sept 18: Drag-racing turned tragic for three minors as one of them was killed on the spot, while the other two sustained serious injuries on Saturday night.

The deceased is Arfan (16), while the injured are Srinivas (16) and Anirudh (16). They are being treated at a private hospital.

Arfan's father Saleem is a businessman, while Srinivas' father Govindaraju and Anirudh's father Krishnamurthy are IT professionals.

Arfan and Srinivas stayed with their parents at an apartment in Devarachikkanahalli, while Anirudh is a resident of HSR Layout. The trio are I PU students in separate private colleges, police said.

The police have arrested Anirudh and Srinivas for reckless driving. Govindaraju and Krishnamurthy have been held for allowing the teenagers to drive the cars.

They drove the cars up and down the elevated flyover in Electronics City. They reached Rupena Agrahara around 2.45 am, minutes before the accident, police said.

"Srinivas was driving the Toyota Innova in the middle of the road, while towards his left Arfan was driving a Skoda. Anirudh was driving a Swift Dezire on Srinivas' right side," said a senior police officer.

All the three cars were moving at a speed of over 160 kmph. Srinivas lost balance and his vehicle collided with the Skoda and Swift Dezire. Arfan was killed on the spot due to serious injuries.

One of the cars jumped to the other side of the road median due to the impact the accident. It crashed into a mini goods vehicle coming from the opposite direction. Later, it toppled, police said. The goods vehicle driver abandoned the vehicle and fled.

The Madivala traffic police have registered a case under IPC Sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 304 A (causing death by negligence) 109 (abetment) and Sections 189 (racing and trials of speed) and 180 (allowing unauthorised persons to drive vehicles) of the Indian Motor Vehicles Act.

Engg student killed in accident

An engineering student was killed on the spot after the bike in which he was riding pillion rammed the parapet wall of a flyover in Yelahanka.

The victim, Basavaraj (21), a native of Koppal, was a fifth semester student of a private engineering college.

Basavaraj and his friends were returning after visiting Skandagiri Hill near Doddaballapur in different vehicles.

The accident occurred in front of Vidyashilpa School on the flyover. The rider sustained minor injuries. He is being treated at a private hospital.

Alert public help cops nab 'killer' driver

An alert car driver and his friend helped police arrest a lorry driver while he was trying to flee after mowing down a two-wheeler rider.

Based on the timely help by Girish K N and his friend Murali Prasad, both residents of Tumakuru, the police arrested Parameshwaraiah (57), the lorry driver.

According to the police, Parameshwaraiah was driving the lorry from MES Railway Gate to Gorguntepalya. He mowed down Santosh (21) near the railway gate and drove away.

Girish, who witnessed the accident, informed his friend Murali at Nelamangala on the phone, asking him to stop the lorry. Murali halted the lorry by waylaying it and also informed the police. The lorry didn't have the number plate. The traffic police felicitated Girish and Murali for their help.

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Remya
 - 
Monday, 18 Sep 2017

A trio of 16 year olds drag racing in Bengaluru at 2:45 AM? Driving fancy and expensive cars? "All three boys, studying in leading international schools and belonging to high profile families, went in three cars for a ride". These are kids, and I do not want to comment on WHO should be held responsible for their actions, even though in my heart I know who is accountable. This should open eyes of anyone who thinks their 16 year old kids should have access to their vehicles, let alone at 2:45 AM. Afran - RIP.

Shivaranjini
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Monday, 18 Sep 2017

Agree police have to monitor and try to prevent such accidents. But You cannot monitor everywhere nor should they be made responsible for the irresponsible behavior of teeangers and their parents. People should be self-disciplined. They should know that they may be paying irrecoverable price for such jolly rides. 
RIP Arfan

Manjunath
 - 
Monday, 18 Sep 2017

The traffic police should be more alert in stopping such reckless driving. They have cameras all over the place. They have a cell monitoring them. If they were doing their job by concentrating on such speeding on flyovers they could have arrested these boys even before the accident occurred.

Moorthi
 - 
Monday, 18 Sep 2017

Another incident of spoilt brats of rich parents. It is the parents fault in giving the vehicle key to their underage wards who have no license to drive. In this case the parents should be arrested and put behind bars for their negligence. During early morning one can see under age children driving a car, or a scooter, while the cop if present turns a blind eye.

Sandesh
 - 
Monday, 18 Sep 2017

Few more unruly bikers and drag racers killed... God is great.

Vijay
 - 
Monday, 18 Sep 2017

Well deserved faith for ignorant parents. They will regret their whole life and serve as an example for few other ignorant parents.

Ganesh
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Monday, 18 Sep 2017

Good. All three should have died, else they would be threat to innocent travelers on the road. Those taking risks should die and not innocent victims on road.No sympathy at all. It's unbelievable that parents cant track their kids in the night. If they seriously can't , then they deserve the repercussions.

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March 26,2020

Hubballi, Mar 25: The people living in rural areas of North-Karnataka region have become more aware about deadly Corona virus as they are leaving no stone unturned to prevent people of Bengaluru and other metropolitan cities from entering into their villages. People have put thorny plants on all roads at the outskirts connecting their villages and deployed youths to conduct patrolling round the clock till next 21 days.

Their motto is to prevent their own villagers getting infected from the outsiders especially from cities like Bengaluru and other two-tier cities where positive virus cases are on the rise. They have also take precautionary measures in the wake of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's call to the people to return to their native places.

Several people have also dug up the roads leading to their villages to block the entry of outside vehicles. They have put a condition to the outsiders to enter into their villages only after proper health check-up to confirm that they are not infected with Corona positive.

"We don't have access to the proper medical care if Corona virus is entered into our village. The Primary Health Centres are not functioning properly and these centers are facing lack of adequate staff and medical equipments unlike in big cities.Therefore, those who have deserted our village to employ in various jobs in Bengaluru and other cities should confirm that they are tested negative for the virus", said Mallikarjun Patil of Kudal village in Hangal taluk of Haveri district. The village has totally banned the outsiders into their village and warned their fellow villagers to return immediately if they have visited to their relatives' homes in neighboring villages to observe 21-day lockdown.

Hundreds of youths in Itanal village of Chikkodi taluk of Belagavi have also resorted to similar tactics and patrolling in all roads at the outskirts by holding sticks to prevent outsiders from entering into their village until April 14.

People of Hunagunti village in Ron taluk and Kotamuchagi village in Gadag taluk have also adopted similar plan by parking tractors at th outskirts to prohibit the entry of outsiders. They have also created awareness in their villages by beating drums urging the people not to venture outside village for next three weeks.

The police officials have resorted to lati-charge at various places in urban areas when people gathered in large numbers to buy essential commodities.

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May 12,2020

New Delhi, May 12: Minorities are "flourishing" in India and have been an equal partner in development without discrimination under the Modi government, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday, dismissing allegations of Islamophobia as an attempt to defame the country.

The "Narendra Modi phobia club” has been unable to digest the inclusive growth under the prime minister and is engaged in a "nefarious campaign" in India and abroad through fake propaganda alleging "intolerance, communalism and discrimination" against minorities in India, Naqvi said.

In a blog titled "Islamophobia -- Bogey of Bogus Bashing Brigade", the minority affairs minister argued that the "Modi phobia club" is playing the “Islamophobia card" to harm the pluralistic fabric of India, but will not succeed.

Naqvi's remarks come days after a wave of angry reactions on Twitter by citizens and rights activists from various Arab countries following allegations that Muslims are being blamed for spreading COVID-19 in parts of India.

Also, the 57-member prominent international Mulim grouping, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, recently accused India of "Islamophobia".

India has dismissed all such allegations.

"Minorities in India are flourishing equally with all the citizens with a sense of equality, security and prosperity. Misinformation against such a gracious and tolerant country and its effective leadership is nothing but the height of ignorance and mental bankruptcy," Naqvi said.

He claimed that no riot took place in last 5 years of the Modi government and it was after "nefarious preaching" by those who were irked by this that the Delhi riots happened.

Naqvi said the women who sat on protests at Shaheen Bagh cannot be termed "anti-nationals" but they had been "misguided by the bogus bashing brigade”.

This brigade pushed these women on a path which had an “entry gate” but no “exit gate”, the minister said.

This was a “calculated conspiracy” by the brigade that wants to defame and disgrace Modi and India, Naqvi said.

He also argued that for the "first time since Independence", India has forged close and strong ties with nearly all Islamic nations and countries such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Afghanistan, Russia, Palestine, Mauritius and the Maldives have conferred Modi with their highest civilian awards.

"The United Nations has also conferred Narendra Modi with the prestigious 'Champions of the Earth Award'. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's global acceptance and popularity doesn't need any certificate," Naqvi said.

The Modi government never planned development on the basis of Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians or on region and caste, and its priority has been the poor and deprived, Naqvi said, adding that still some people with a “prejudiced mindset” are trying to defame India by raising the bogey of Islamophobia.

There is not a single incident of discrimination against any section of the society, including minorities under the Modi government, the minister asserted.

All sections, including minorities, are strongly moving forward on the path of “development with dignity” under the Modi government, he said.

When the challenges due to the coronavirus were in initial stages across the world in early January and several countries, including Pakistan, had not taken care of their people abroad, it was the Modi government that brought back thousands of Indians stranded in Wuhan (China), Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and other countries, Naqvi said, adding that a majority of these people were Muslims.

In the recent Vande Bharat Mission also, the Indian government is bringing back thousands of Indians from countries such as the Maldives, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Qatar and other countries which include a large number of Muslims, he pointed out.

"Strong eternal commitment of my country will defeat and demolish the fake and fabricated Islamophobia card of the 'India bashing brigade'," Naqvi said in his blog.

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March 13,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 13: Karnataka Health Department is planning to set up a separate hospital for COVID-19 so that the affected can be kept in quarantine at one place.

Presently, it is in the process of setting up separate isolation wards for COVID-19 cases at eight Bengaluru hospitals.

Minister for Medical Education K Sudhakar said on Friday that he has already discussed the idea of a separate facility for COVID-19 cases, so that those isolated, can be kept at a single location to contain the spread of the virus.

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