Pramesh S Jain
Three newly appointed reserve police personnel from Bengaluru were killed and two others seriously injured after the car they were travelling in rammed into a lorry near Heggare village in Challakere taluk of Chitradurga district on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as RSI Manjunath (32),RSI Amaresh,and RSI Sachin,all serving as Reserve Sub-Inspectors in the Bengaluru police.
Senior officer told reporters that the accident occurred when the car travelling from Bengaluru towards Ballari crashed into the rear of a lorry near Heggare village.The impact of the collision was severe, leaving the car completely mangled.
Two others travelling in the car,identified as RSI Mahantesh and PSI Eshwar,sustained serious injuries in the accident.
They were rushed to Basaveshwara Hospital in Chitradurga,where they are undergoing treatment.
Preliminary information suggests that the group of police personnel was travelling from Bengaluru to Ballari to attend a friend’s wedding when the accident took place.
Challakere police along with Karnataka Home Minister Dr.G.Parameshwara along with IGP, Labhuram with other senior officers visited the spot,conducted an inspection
and said the police were trying to ascertain the reason behind the accident.
“The department will provide the necessary compensation to the families of the deceased.All the deceased were recruited a year ago and had completed their training.All are very young,and it is tragic.
All the five were finished their training and inducted in force while one supposed to join in mysore unit the rest of them to Bengaluru.They were going to attend private function not on duty.
There were killed on the spot while two of them were recovering in the hospital.
The exact reason for the accident is being probed. But prima facie suggested that the car they were travelling crashed into the slow moving truck from behind in high speed.
It’s very unfortunate and we are praying for the peace and their family to withstand this painful moment.
They were on leave and not on duty the department is verifying in how best can they be helped on humanitarian grounds.
The government is working on it to provide all necessary help.
Deeply saddened by the tragic road accident that claimed the lives of three young Sub-Inspectors of Karnataka Police.
These officers wore the uniform with pride, stepped out every day to ensure the safety of others,and had their entire future ahead of them.Losing such young officers is a painful loss not only to their families but to the entire police fraternity.
This tragedy is also a stark reminder of the growing menace of road traffic accidents in our country.
Every year,thousands of young lives are lost on our roads—many of them preventable.Behind every statistic is a grieving family,shattered dreams, and a void that can never be filled
My deepest condolences to the families of these Officers said Retired IPS officer Bhaskar Rao.
A case has been registered Further investigation is underway
