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Doctor couple’s death: Court orders Rs 2.46 crore as accident claim

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July 23, 2018

Kasaragod, Jul 23: The District Sessions court here has ordered disbursal of Rs 2,46,34,360 to the next of kin of the doctor couple family from Kasaragod who got killed in a road accident three years ago.

The tragedy had taken place in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district in April 2015 when the family was on a pilgrimage to the Tirupati temple.

The victims are Dr Santosh, who was the Reproductive and Child Health officer, District Medical Office (Ranni, Pathanamthitta); his wife Dr P M Ashalatha (45), who was senior civil surgeon (gynaecology), Kasaragod District Hospital at Kanhangad; and their elder son Harikrishnan (14). Their younger son, Ashwin (10), was critically injured.

Pronouncing the verdict, District Sessions Judge S. Manohar Kini while settling the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal case on Saturday ordered the New India Assurance company to pay the compensation amount to the families of Dr Ashalatha and Santhosh. The court also ordered matching compensation in the name of Harikrishnan and injured son Ashwin.

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Ibrahim
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Monday, 23 Jul 2018

Is that bigger compensation in motor vehicle accident case

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March 24,2020

Mysuru, Mar 24:m who returned from foreign travel and flouted home quarantine guidelines has been arrested in Mysuru on Monday. 

The man, who returned from Australia, had a seal on his hand but was roaming around the city. 

According to police, he was supposed to be under home quarantine till April 6. V V Puram Police took him into custody.

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July 7,2020

Udupi, Jul 7: A hotelier committed suicide by jumping into a well at Hiriadka in Udupi district last evening. 

The deceased is Raghavendra Bhat (48), a resident of Kadiyali and owner of Hotel Shivasagar in Kadiyali.

He had been to his brother's house in Hiriyadka where he resorted to the extreme step. 

He was known for organising tiger dance competitions during Sri Krishnashtami every year.

He had contested the Udupi CMC election from Congress party, but had lost by a few votes. Later he had joined the BJP.

A case has been registered ar Hiriadka police station and investigations are on.

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March 6,2020

Mysuru, Mar 6: A woman was murdered by her husband in front of her father in the wee hours of Friday at her home in Hosakamanakoppal, Yelwal hobli here, police said on Friday.

The police said the deceased is Mamatha, a native of Periyapatna who was married to Nagesh of Hosakamanakoppal about seven years ago. The couple has a six-year-old son. Mamatha was Nagesh’s second wife as his first wife had allegedly committed suicide.

It is said that Nagesh was addicted to liquor and gambling and used to fight with Mamatha over petty reasons. 

Yesterday night too, there was a fight between the couple and Mamatha’s father pacified both of them and all of them went to sleep later.

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