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The woman of a 38-year-old motortruck driver, who died astatine an allegedly amerciable quarry astatine Nagamangala taluk successful Mandya territory successful December 2025, has received a full compensation of ₹30 lakh pursuing the involution of the Upalokayukta.
After Upalokayukta Justice B. Veerappa suo motu initiated a probe into the decease of motortruck operator Lakshmana, whose tipper lorry, loaded with operation stones, plunged into a gorge astatine the quarry, Rashmi B., elder geologist, Mandya, said quarry proprietor Kantharaju has paid Shashikala, the deceased’s wife, ₹25 lakh.
The elder geologist said the Labour Department has besides paid ₹5 lakh to Ms. Shashikala, taking the full compensation magnitude to ₹30 lakh.
It whitethorn beryllium mentioned present that the Upalokayukta had initiated a probe by booking 10 officials, including the jurisdictional Assistant Commissioner, tahsildar, and Deputy Superintendent of Police, for dereliction of duty.
The Upalokayukta had taken cognisance of a media study that said a motortruck loaded with operation stones had plunged into a gorge astatine the quarry adjacent Jataka Gate successful Bellur constabulary presumption limits of Nagamangala taluk, resulting successful the decease of the motortruck driver.
The study alleged that the incidental occurred owed to the negligence of the proprietor of the quarry, wherever labourers were moving successful “pathetic” conditions, and that the quarry proprietor arsenic good arsenic the labourers were failing to adhere to mandatory information measures.
The Upalokayukta had observed that the quarry proprietor had failed to conception a compound partition oregon immoderate protective obstruction astir the 40-ft heavy gorge, adjacent to the way taken by the truck, portion besides taking enactment of the alleged inaction by officials of the Mines and Geology Department.
Ms. Rashmi has informed the Upalokayukta that the licence of the quarry, Basaveshwara Stone Crushers, has been suspended.
