If Kiran’s father Umapathy, a carpenter, and mother Nalini, a beautician, had not yielded to his cries, their only son would have been smiling and playing in the area,” Komala told Deccan Herald.
Kiran, along with 15 other relatives, were travelling towards Davangere to take part in 'Ukkada Jatre'. Around 1:30 am, the cab in which they were travelling collided with a private bus near Katralkere Cross, 11 km from Chitradurga.
Fourteen out of the 16 people in the cab died, while two are battling for life.
On learning about the accident, Kiran’s parents left for Chitradurga.
For the last 10 years, three brothers - Yarriswamy, Umapathi and Dhanajaya - have been living in Rajyotsavanagar. All the three own separate houses. Eldest brother, Yarriswamy, made a living by driving a Tata Sumo - the vehicle which drove him to death. Yarriswamy, his wife Siddamma and two children Vindhya and Ajey, died in the accident. Another daughter, Nandini, is fighting for life.
Umapathi and Nalini, lost their only son, Kiran.
The worst hit is Dhananjaya’s family. Except him no other survived. His wife Sunitha and daughters Madhushree and Aishwarya died on the spot. Sunitha’s sister Roopa who came to Bangalore on Saturday only also joined the trip and invited death. She was married two months ago.
Elder sister of three brothers Pushpalatha, wife of Thippeswamy, case worker in Bangalore Development Authority, also died in the incident along with his two sons Rajesh and Harish. Mr Thippeswamy did not join the trip. Besides, Yarraswamy’s friend Chandranna also died. Sumathi, a neighbour of Yarraswamy’s family said that Dhananjaya, his brother Umapathi and Nalini left for Chitradurga as soon as they learnt about the ghastly incident by Kumaraswamy layout police around 4 am on Sunday. They were inconsolable, she said.
Amavasya
“Initially 14 of them were supposed to take a trip on the 14th day of July and that too a 'Amavasya' - new moon day. I requested them them not to start on an inauspicious day and start their journey next day but they ignored," said a palmist and a friend of Yarriswamy.
 "Two of them - Kiran and Roopa joined the trip at the last minute. At around 8:50 pm, they took off. The vehicle developed technical snag and failed to start. Later, it started and stopped after moving a distance. I didn't had the courage to go and stop them at that juncture but now it is too late to talk about superstition and belief”, added the palmist friend.