Gonikoppal: A Gonikoppal Gram Panchayat Member, who had suffered serious injuries in a hit-and-run incident at Harishchandrapur in Gonikoppal in Kodagu last night and admitted to a hospital in Mysuru, has succumbed to injuries this morning.
The deceased is A.S. Khaleemulla (44), proprietor of Sahara Engineering Works at Harishchandrapur. He was also a Congress leader and a social worker.
It is learnt that Khaleemulla, along with a few people, were standing on the roadside at Harishchandrapur when a Maruti Omni van hit them and sped away resulting in Khaleemulla and another person sustaining serious injuries.
They were rushed to Gonikoppal General Hospital and Khaleemulla was later shifted to a private hospital in Mysuru, where he succumbed to injuries this morning.
A case has been registered at Gonikoppal Police Station in this regard. It is learnt that the Maruti Omni van was traced at Chennangolli Pysari.
This post was published on June 9, 2019 7:44 pm