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BMTC bus kills pedestrian, rams seven parked vehicles

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August 30, 2013

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Bangalore, Aug 30: For 25-year-old Sanjay Mahesh Angadi , it was just another working day. He was walking on 1st Main, Chamarajpet, around noon when he heard a strange noise and turned around. To his shock, a BMTC bus was hurtling towards him and before he knew what was happening , it crushed him to death.

The bus was plying between Chamarajpet and Vijaynagar. The driver stopped at the Royan Circle and then started again. A few minutes later, he started going in a zig-zag manner, said a passenger. Initial investigation into the accident said it may have been a technical snag resulting in brake failure . The bus knocked down seven parked vehicles before mowing down Sanjay, a field executive with a private internet service company. The damaged vehicles included a water tanker, two autorickshaws , three two-wheelers and a goods auto carrier. Sanjay was walking to Chamarajpet 2nd Main to attend to a problem when the accident occurred . The technician, a native of Banahatti in Bagalkot, stayed in Rajajinagar I Block and is survived by wife Suma Angadi and a 6-month-old daughter.

Bus driver Naveen, attached to the 16th depot, fled the scene leaving behind the vehicle (KA 01 F 4955). He was later arrested by Chamarajpet police. "He claims the brakes failed. But we're waiting for the RTO officer's report which will confirm if there was any technical snag," police said.

Chaos after accident

Enraged onlookers pelted stones at the bus and damaged the windshield. Their fury increased when no BMTC official visited the spot and traffic was affected for nearly 30 minutes as over 40 protesters blocked traffic.

Balakrishna Gowda, a passenger in the killer bus, told mediapersons, "The bus started from Makkala Koota stop and suddenly started swerving. I stood up and saw the driver trying to stop the vehicle by standing on the brake pedal. The bus brushed a mini-truck and headed to the parked vehicles. Only after getting down did we hear that a pedestrian had died," he said. Autorickshaw driver Shanta Kumar saw the driver taking an injured person in an auto. "After the accident, the driver got down and bundled Nanjunde Gowda, who sustained injuries to his right leg, into an auto and left the accident spot," he said.

Sanjay's colleagues staged a protest outside the KIMS hospital mortuary, condemning BMTC officials for running buses with technical snags. BMTC announced compensation of Rs 15,000 to his family.

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April 5,2020

Nagpur, Apr 5: A 23-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in Imambada area in Nagpur on Saturday due to financial distress, police said.

Nikhil Gavhane, who worked in a grocery shop, hanged himself as he had taken money from a person and was stressed over repayment, an official said.

"He was depressed since a week," the Imambada police station official said.

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June 25,2020

Jun 25: A 16-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide at her house in east Delhi and her family members secretly buried her body, which was later exhumed for post-mortem, police said on Wednesday.

The girl, whose family hails from Jharkhand, allegedly hanged herself in a room in her house on Monday, they said.

No suicide note was recovered from the spot, police said.

Her body was exhumed on Tuesday as per the directions of the Sub Divisional Magistrate of the area. The process was carried out as her family members secretly buried her without informing the police.

The post-mortem will be conducted after Covid-19 tests, police said.

The incident took place on Monday. The reason behind her taking the extreme step is yet to be ascertained, they said.

Police said the girl lived with her mother and two siblings. The family hails from Jharkhand and are financially extremely weak. Her father died two years ago, they said.

After the father’s death, the girl's mother along with her siblings took her body to a burial ground and buried her, police said.

The police said the matter came to their notice after a neighbour alerted them about it. Following the information the body was exhumed, they said.

On questioning the girl's mother, she told police that she didn't know that one has to inform police in a suicide case, a senior police officer said.

Inquest proceedings have been initiated, police said.

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January 28,2020

Nagpur, Jan 28: A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped and an iron rod was inserted in her private parts by a man in the Pardi area here, police said on Monday.

The gruesome incident took place on January 21 and the accused, Yogilal Rahangdale (52), was arrested from Gondia district, they said.

The accused was working as a supervisor in a spinning mill where the woman was employed as a labourer, the police said.

The woman, her brother, the accused and another girl lived in rented accommodations in Pardi.

Inspector Sunil Chavan of the Pardi police station said that the woman's brother and her female friend had gone to their village on January 21 for some work.

As the woman was alone at home, Rahangdale attempted to rape her in the night. When she resisted, he stuffed a piece of cloth in her mouth, he said.

When she fell unconscious, the accused raped her and inserted an iron rod in her private parts, Chavan said, quoting from the complaint filed by the victim.

She narrated the incident to her brother on January 24 and they subsequently lodged a complaint with the police.

An offence was registered against the accused at the Pardi police station.

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