Beltangady: Entrepreneur Gunapal Jain dies as speeding bus hits car
Daijiworld Media Network – Beltangady
Beltangady, Jul 30: Entrepreneur Gunapal Jain passed away in a road accident which took place at Hosangady in Venur here on Tuesday July 30. He was 63.
The accident occured when a private bus moving on the wrong side hit his Innova car. Eyewitnesses said that the bus, plying from Beltangady to Mangalore via Moodbidri, was speeding too.
Gunapal Jain who was critically injured in the accident was soon rushed to hospital, but died later.
Jain who was running his own business was a member of Jain Teerthankara committee. He was also the former president of Venur panchayat and had been the secretary of Maha Mastakabhisheka.
Having engaged himself completely in social service, Gunpal strived hard for the development of Venur.
As soon as the news of the accident spread, people from Venur, Beltangady and other areas visited the spot and held a flash protest. The bus driver escaped from the spot.
Hundreds of people arrived at the private hospital in Moodbidri where Jain was admitted.
Venur police have registered a case.