Manipal, 18 August 2012: Kavana Karunakar Patil (5), a student of Upper Kindergarten at BBM School in Parkala near here died in a tragic road mishap on Saturday, August 18 morning.
She was being taken to school by her father Karunakar on his motorbike. A car hit the bike at Parkala and she got killed. A condolence meeting held at school and school was closed as mark of respect.
The locals gathered in large numbers and held a huge protest in front of the Manipal police station insisting that the car driver must be immediately arrested. MLA K Raghupathi Bhat and district SP Dr Boralingaiah arrived at the police station and met the protesters. They tried to pacify them. Parkala town was closed for a day as a mark of protest.
The car driver has been taken to custody. A case has been registered against him in Manipal police station.