Mangaluru: Medical student loses life in alleged drunken driving


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Mangaluru, Jul 29: In a case of alleged drunken driving, a budding doctor died in a car accident that occured late night on Thursday July 28.

The deceased has been identified as Bhargav from Telangana, who was pursuing his PG studies in a private medical college in the city.

Police sources said that five persons including Bhargav were in the car. When they reached near Tannirbavi, the driver lost control and the vehicle hit and tree and toppled.

It is not clear who was driving the car.

Four others who were in the car sustained injuries and have been admitted to hospital.

Sources said that they were reportedly driving under the influence of alcohol.

Suratkal traffic police have registered a case.

  

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  • J.F.D Souza, Attavar, Mangalore

    Sun, Jul 31 2016

    These so called Doctors prescribe their patients to take two pegs and drive.

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  • Sethu, Mangalore

    Sat, Jul 30 2016

    Government spending on education is declining year by year. State is diluting welfare interventions with profit as mantra in people-centric initiatives. Sale of stake in PSU and introduction of PPP Model, a conduit to siphon public funds, is rampant. Privatization of education and mushrooming of deemed universities, especially in Healthcare System, has catastrophic effect.Total tax collection is not enough to manage day-to-day expenses of VIPs with no single penny left for social welfare in this overtaxed state. Government hospitals are abjectly leased to private lobbies on hefty fees wherein people are treated worst than laboratory rats. Whereas, son of CM is getting world class treatment at Belgium and is attended by an entourage flown from Bangalore! Seats for CET from private medical colleges are governed by "consensual agreement", a practice unheard elsewhere. PG seats in clinical and para-clinical streams are traded for crores together to accommodate incompetents and those of non-clinical streams are surrendered as mandatory seats to Government quota.

    Here emerges a scenario where rank holders and efficient doctors are coming out as physiologists, anatomists and bio-chemists who may never interact with patients in their lifetime whereas the incompetents shine as "eminent" physicians, radiologists, surgeons, gynecologists, cardiologists and so on. Most of the politicians are stakeholders in this private education institutions. Government has conflict of interest to act. Note the seat surrender from private/deemed medical colleges in CET 2016 which took place during II extended round with compromised options for students. Government itself is choking the system and blocking options. Medical colleges are mushrooming and majority are not getting clearance from MCI. Dummy files are created to bring patients strength to MCI standards. In this pseudo-democracy, where welfare of society is held always at back seat, are we using our "democratic rights" wisely?......!

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  • lavanya , managalore

    Sat, Jul 30 2016

    Jossy,
    For ur kind information not all doctors are like that,not all students studying medical are like that,these children either get into wrong friendship or with parents money they enjoy,I ask all parents wn u send ur kids outside ur hometown pls keep contact with them constantly,come and meet them once in two months,ask their progress from the Principal and teachers.if parents doesn't do this,this is what will happen.

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  • Vinayak prabhu, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 29 2016

    Sit in room and drink. With nice music and stuff. Enjoy life. Why risk life driving after getting drunk?

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mangalore/Mumbai

    Fri, Jul 29 2016

    RIP DEPARTED SOUL!!

    MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE HERE, MAJORITY OF SO CALLED PGS AND SUPER PGS R NOTHING BUT WORKING THRU POWER OF VITAMIN "M, KILLING INNOCENTS, VERY LESS SPOKEN THE BETTER!!

    GOOD NEWS FOR COMMON MAN IS THE GOVT IS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING AN "EXIT EXAM" COMPULSORY FOR ALL MBBS GRADS!!

    ONCE A NOBLE PROFESSION, NOW A DANGEROUS PROF!!

    TAKE CARE ALL, SO MANY DUBIOUS INSTITUTIONS HAVE BEEN GIVEN DEEMED UNIVERSITY STATUS PRODUCING DUMB N CORRUPTED DOCS!!


    JAI MANGLURU/ JAI HIND

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  • Aadil Khan, Kasaragod/Saudi Arabia

    Sat, Jul 30 2016

    Rudolf, you mean to say more than 5 out of 10 specialising doctors are drunkards and killing patients. Be rational, my friend. With the few isolated incidents should not be a reason to generalise the whole doctors fraternity.

    You could see people in all professions with corrupt practices and bad habits. But, medical doctor is such a name that we expect them to be thorough and perfect in their personal life too. But we are forgetting the fact that end of the day they too are human beings. So, let us be fair.

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  • Rudolf, Mangalore/Mumbai

    Sat, Jul 30 2016

    I never said that, read my post again please!

    I was pointing to the drastic fall in quality of medical education with money becoming the deciding factor than anything else!

    There was a recent report that a vast no of MBBS pass outs cannot even suture simple wounds or apply plaster for fractures!

    Personally had two very bad experiences in 2 diff so called reputed pvt hospitals where the PGs post PGs were too dumb for their qualifications, and were treating by trial n error with little confidence!

    A AGED PATIENT WITH CLEAR CASE OF UNSTABLE ANGINA ONLY WAS TREATED BY DOCS OF 5 DIFF SPECIALITIES INCLUDING A PSYCHIATRIST AND MADE TO COUGH UP A HUGE BILL, HE EXPIRED JUST AFTER DISCHARGE W/O HIS MAIN ISSUE BEING TREATED!! WOULD NOT LIKE TO GO IN FURTHER DETAIL!!

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  • Dr Kusuma Kumari G , Nellore/Kodyadka

    Fri, Jul 29 2016

    Drunken driving is the root cause of accidents. Never mix drink and drive. Sad incident

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  • Aadil Khan, Kasaragod/Saudi Arabia

    Fri, Jul 29 2016

    Three years back, a medical student of AJ Hospital was killed on the same Thannir Bavi road in a car accident. There was some mystery behind his death.

    And, this accident also taken place on the same road. Is there any devilish or evil power causing the accidents? Sounds weirded, right?

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  • Rita, Germany

    Sat, Jul 30 2016

    @Aadil khan ,kasargod,Devil or evil power Comes when drugs and alcohol in blood is there.They are Coward enough to say who drove car,never thinking that innocent persons die or to admit their mistake.Why not take everybody blood and control their alcohol Pegel,so truth comesout.when they are full,take a taxi,dont drive self.May the Soul rest in peace.

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  • shaji mon, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Fri, Jul 29 2016

    Jossey.Insteading of feeling sorry,you are pulling legs. Mind your own business.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Nashville

    Sat, Jul 30 2016

    I am sorry if I have hurt the feelings of Drunkards ...

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  • David, Mangalore

    Sat, Jul 30 2016

    why should some one feel sorry for drunk and drive

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  • Joe Gonsalves, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 29 2016

    It is sad - very sad indeed that precious lives are lost because of drunken driving. It is yet to be seen who was driving the car and how the accident occurred.

    The Commissioner of Police is doing his best to control these kind of accidents. Recently they have introduced the Traffic Wardens Squad to supplement the work of the traffic police. THe City of MangaLore was a peaceful city devoid of accidents in the twenties and thirties. However with the increase in the number of vehicles, accidents are on the increase. Hope efforts of all concerned will bear results and that people will be conditioned to SAFE DRIVING... following the concept DRIVE AND DO NOT DRINK - OR DRINK AND DO NOT DRIVE.

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  • KRPrabhu, Kudla/Bengaluru

    Fri, Jul 29 2016


    Here a doctor went to Tannirbhavi to enjoy 'tanni'
    ....What will happen if he drives in a mugal state...?
    RIP....

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  • Queeni, mangalore

    Fri, Jul 29 2016

    This boy was known to be the safe driving boy and was always taking extra care to his friends and classmates. Fellow PG students themselves are in shock and not able to accept him overtaking which he was always careful about.

    Rest in peace.

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  • Ramakrishna Adappa, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 29 2016

    Majority of the Medical college students are drug addicts and not alcoholic.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Nashville

    Fri, Jul 29 2016

    I wonder what these doctors prescribe to their Patients ...

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