<p>A pothole-ridden road claimed the life of a young IT staffer and left another injured, at Jayanagar 9th Block on Thursday night. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The dead is identified as Ashwin, 21, from Tamil Nadu, who stayed with his friend Karthik from Shimoga at BTM Layout. <br /><br />Both had come to the City six months ago and joined a multinational IT company as trainees, police said. <br /><br />The accident took place when the two were returning home. Karthik, who was riding the bike, lost balance while negotiating potholes on the road and the bike skidded off. <br /><br />The two fell down and came under the wheels of a speeding water tanker and Ashwin was killed on the spot, said the police. The tanker driver has been arrested.<br /><br />Guard killed<br /><br />In another accident, a security guard of a private firm was killed as a two-wheeler mowed him down on Thursday night. Janardhan Sahani, 55, was returning home at Gurappanapalya, after finishing his duty as a security supervisor on East End Main Road when the accident took place. <br /><br />The police have arrested Tabrez Ahmed for his alleged rash and negligent driving that killed Sahani. <br /><br />Couple robbed<br /><br />Two unidentified people followed a couple in an autorickshaw, allegedly robbed them of a gold chain and Rs one lakh in cash in Tilaknagar police limits Thursday night.<br /><br />The incident occurred when Jalajakshi, a resident of Jayanagar 9th Block, was returning home with her husband after shopping for household articles. <br /><br />The suspects followed the couple in the autorickshaw and robbed the couple of their chain and money, before fleeing, police said.<br /></p>
<p>A pothole-ridden road claimed the life of a young IT staffer and left another injured, at Jayanagar 9th Block on Thursday night. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The dead is identified as Ashwin, 21, from Tamil Nadu, who stayed with his friend Karthik from Shimoga at BTM Layout. <br /><br />Both had come to the City six months ago and joined a multinational IT company as trainees, police said. <br /><br />The accident took place when the two were returning home. Karthik, who was riding the bike, lost balance while negotiating potholes on the road and the bike skidded off. <br /><br />The two fell down and came under the wheels of a speeding water tanker and Ashwin was killed on the spot, said the police. The tanker driver has been arrested.<br /><br />Guard killed<br /><br />In another accident, a security guard of a private firm was killed as a two-wheeler mowed him down on Thursday night. Janardhan Sahani, 55, was returning home at Gurappanapalya, after finishing his duty as a security supervisor on East End Main Road when the accident took place. <br /><br />The police have arrested Tabrez Ahmed for his alleged rash and negligent driving that killed Sahani. <br /><br />Couple robbed<br /><br />Two unidentified people followed a couple in an autorickshaw, allegedly robbed them of a gold chain and Rs one lakh in cash in Tilaknagar police limits Thursday night.<br /><br />The incident occurred when Jalajakshi, a resident of Jayanagar 9th Block, was returning home with her husband after shopping for household articles. <br /><br />The suspects followed the couple in the autorickshaw and robbed the couple of their chain and money, before fleeing, police said.<br /></p>
