Four of a family from Belagavi killed in road accident in Oman

Four people from the Gokak tehsil of Belagavi district were burnt alive when their electric vehicle rammed into a fuel carrier tanker in Oman, said officials familiar with the matter on Friday. Belagavi district in-charge minister Satish Jarkiholi said that the state government was in contact with Oman government through the foreign affairs ministry and have asked to handover the dead bodies to the relatives in Karnataka The incident took place in the Haima region of capital city Oman on Thursday evening. District in-charge minister Satish Jarkiholi said that the state government was in contact with Oman government through the foreign affairs ministry and have asked to handover the dead bodies to the relatives in Karnataka. “We have appealed to the external affairs ministry to attempt to bring back the bodies of the dead, so the relatives can bid adieu to the departed souls.” Following the incident, MP Kadadi visited the family at Uppar Oni in Gokak town. After the meeting, he told reporters, “I am in touch with external affairs ministry to get the dead bodies which are expected to arrive either on Monday or Tuesday.” Roshan said that the external affairs ministry has approached the Oman government and the DNA of the deceased would be conducted on Sunday and the bodies are expected to arrive on Tuesday.