<p>A pedestrian was killed when District incharge Minister Krishna Palemar’s escort vehicle (part of the chief minister’s convoy) knocked him down, at Panambur on Tuesday morning. <br /><br /></p>.<p>According to the police, the dead has been identified as Chandrahas, 40, a resident of Kambla Padavu near Mudipu on the outskirts of Mangalore. He was working as a labourer at a transport company. <br /><br />The body was handed over to his family after the post-mortem at a private hospital, said the Panambur police who have registered a case. It is said that the incident occurred when Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda was returning to the helipad after visiting the Meenakaliya temple.<br /><br />Chandrahas was crossing the road in a hurry in front of Panambur Port Hospital, on his way to work, when the accident occurred. <br /><br />“The chief minister was leaving for Devaragundha to take part in a ‘kola.’ Our vehicle was the 15th from that the chief minister’s. We were travelling at a speed of 60 kmph. I could not control the speed of the vehicle when I saw him crossing the road. I parked the vehicle on the roadside and immediately rushed him to the hospital,” said driver Arun Alva. <br /><br />Victim, a BJP worker<br />Chandrahas is the son of Thaniyappa Moolya and is survived by his wife and son Sudarshan, 11. <br /><br />“Chandrahas used to leave home for work at 6 am and return home at 8 pm. He was also a BJP worker and was actively involved in campaigning in the last Assembly elections,” said a family member. <br /><br />He said: “None of the elected representatives except the Zilla Panchayat member visited us. We had to bear the expenses of the postmortem ourselves.” Palemar said: “The incident has hurt me. A compensation of Rs one lakh will be paid to the family of Chandrahas. I will speak to the chief minister and try to provide additional compensation.” <br /></p>
<p>A pedestrian was killed when District incharge Minister Krishna Palemar’s escort vehicle (part of the chief minister’s convoy) knocked him down, at Panambur on Tuesday morning. <br /><br /></p>.<p>According to the police, the dead has been identified as Chandrahas, 40, a resident of Kambla Padavu near Mudipu on the outskirts of Mangalore. He was working as a labourer at a transport company. <br /><br />The body was handed over to his family after the post-mortem at a private hospital, said the Panambur police who have registered a case. It is said that the incident occurred when Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda was returning to the helipad after visiting the Meenakaliya temple.<br /><br />Chandrahas was crossing the road in a hurry in front of Panambur Port Hospital, on his way to work, when the accident occurred. <br /><br />“The chief minister was leaving for Devaragundha to take part in a ‘kola.’ Our vehicle was the 15th from that the chief minister’s. We were travelling at a speed of 60 kmph. I could not control the speed of the vehicle when I saw him crossing the road. I parked the vehicle on the roadside and immediately rushed him to the hospital,” said driver Arun Alva. <br /><br />Victim, a BJP worker<br />Chandrahas is the son of Thaniyappa Moolya and is survived by his wife and son Sudarshan, 11. <br /><br />“Chandrahas used to leave home for work at 6 am and return home at 8 pm. He was also a BJP worker and was actively involved in campaigning in the last Assembly elections,” said a family member. <br /><br />He said: “None of the elected representatives except the Zilla Panchayat member visited us. We had to bear the expenses of the postmortem ourselves.” Palemar said: “The incident has hurt me. A compensation of Rs one lakh will be paid to the family of Chandrahas. I will speak to the chief minister and try to provide additional compensation.” <br /></p>
