Articles by M B Girish

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Couple Held For Ramming Bike, Killing Rider In Bengaluru

BENGALURU: A couple have been arrested by Bengaluru South division police on charge of deliberately knocking down a rider and pillion-rider on a two-wheeler with their car leading to the death of a rider identified as Darshan while seriously injuring the pillion rider. The couple allegedly knocked down the two persons on a two-wheeler enraged over damages to their car’s RVM caused by the two-wheeler while negotiating a turn. The arrested car driver is a physical arts teacher by profession. The incident took place on October 25 between 11.30 pm to 12 am wherein the car driver drove his vehicle at high speed to knock down the persons on a two-wheeler resulting in their sustaining serious injuries. Police said Darshan, a gig worker and his friend were on a two-wheeler near Srirama Layout under Puttenahalli police station limits and the two-wheeler collided with the car coming in opposite direction and damaged the car’s rear view mirror/monitoring. Enraged over the damage to their car’s RVM, the couple took U-turn in their car to chase down the two-wheeler and later deliberately collided with the two-wheeler causing fatal injuries to Darshan and his friend. Darshan breathed his last over his injuries and pillion-rider treated at a hospital for his injuries. A case was registered at Puttenahalli police station and police upon verification of various cctv footage came across a car chasing a two-wheeler and intentionally knocking down riders on a two-wheeler. After knocking two-persons, the couple later appeared on the accident scene wearing face masks to collect their car’s scattered pieces from the spot in a bid to destroy evidence. A murder case was registered at Puttenahalli police station and J.P. Nagar traffic police also registered a case in this regard.

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Ahinda Organisations Back Siddaramaiah To Continue As CM

BENGALURU: Expressing fears that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be replaced in coming days, a Mysuru based Ahinda Organisations (Minorities, Backward Classes and Dalits) on Wednesday demanded president of All India Congress Committee Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to clear confusion reigning over change of guard in Karnataka. Meanwhile, Yogisha Uppara, State Coordinator of Karnataka State Backward Classes Awareness Forum in a postcard addressed to Rahul Gandhi to continue Siddaramaiah as the Chief Minister for the remaining term. Mysuru is the home turf of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and he represents Varuna Assembly seat in the district. However, the Ahinda Organisations urged Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi to declare continuation of Siddaramaiah as the Chief Minister for the remaining two-and-half year term. As of now, Siddaramaiah is on the verge of completing two-and-half years as Chief Minister since he assumed charge of the State in May, 2023. In a letter to Rahul Gandhi, the members of Ahinda Organisations referred to various statements made by some Congress leaders over change of guard in Karnataka and opposition parties-the Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal Secular leaders have also spoken on reported change of guard in Karnataka leading to confusion among the people. The letter brought to the notice of Rahul Gandhi over Siddaramaiah elected as Leader of Legislature Party in 2023 for the fifth time and prior to his election as Leader of Legislature Party, Congress party returned to power in Karnataka winning as many as 135 seats under the leadership of Siddaramaiah. “Siddaramaiah is the strong voice of oppressed communities,” they stated. Meanwhile, members of Ahinda Associations assembled at Ramaswamy roundabout (circle) in Mysuru city and raised slogans in favour of Siddaramaiah asking Congress high command to continue Siddaramaiah as the Chief Minister for the remaining term.