In a tragic incident, 50-year-old IAS officer Mahantesh Bilagi was killed after the bureaucrat’s car overturned in Karnataka’s Jewargi taluk near Gaunalli cross on Tuesday. He was on his way to attend a relative’s wedding. Two of Bilagi’s four relatives, Shankar and Iranna, who were traveling along with him, also died in the accident.
The incident took place when he was going from Belagavi to Bidar to attend a relative’s wedding along with four others. The driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a bridge alongside the highway. The injured have been admitted to a local hospital. A case has been registered in this regard at the Jewargi Police Station.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivkumar have condoled the death of the IAS officer, saying that his passing away is an “irreplaceable loss to society.”
The deceased, a senior bureaucrat, was currently posted as managing director in Karnataka State Mineral Corporation Limited (KSMCL). He had also served as the managing director of the Bangalore Electric Supply Company Limited (BESCOM). Earlier he worked as the Davangere Deputy Commissioner and Dharwad Assistant Commissioner during the initial phase of his career.
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