BTR staff killed in accident

Mysuru: A 35-year-old man working in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve died after a truck hit his bike in Chamarajanagar district on Friday.
The deceased is Rahmat, who was working in BTR for past 15 years as a temporary staffer. According to foresters, Rahmat had gone to release water from a borewell near BTR field director’s official residence in Bandipur. He was returning home when the driver of the speeding truck lost control of the vehicle and hit Rahmat’s bike on the main road. Rahmat came under the wheels of the vehicle and died on the spot with severe head injuries. Gundlupet police have seized the truck and are investigating.