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Senior IAS serviceman Mahantesh Bilagi, who was Managing Director of Karnataka State Minerals Corporation Limited (KSMCL), died successful a roadworthy mishap adjacent Gonahalli Cross successful Jewargi taluk of Kalaburagi territory connected Tuesday evening.
Two of his relatives Shankar Bilagi and Eeranna Bilagi besides mislaid their lives successful the crash.
According to constabulary sources, the 51-year-old serviceman was travelling from Ramdurg successful Belagavi territory to Kalaburagi to be a household wedding erstwhile the mishap occurred astatine 5.30 p.m.
Initial reports indicated that the car carrying the victims rammed a roadworthy median and overturned. The 2 relatives accompanying him died connected the spot, portion Bilagi, who suffered grievous injuries, was rushed to a backstage infirmary successful Kalaburagi.
Despite exigency treatment, helium died of his injuries.
Bilagi, a 2012-batch IAS serviceman of the Karnataka cadre, hailed from Ramdurg.
Before taking complaint arsenic Managing Director of KSMCL, helium served successful respective important posts, including that of Deputy Commissioner of Davangere and Managing Director of BESCOM.
Before joining the Civil Services, helium worked arsenic an English tutor successful Dharwad.
Bilagi, arsenic Deputy Commissioner of Davangere, focused connected municipality improvement and grievance redressal mechanisms.
As BESCOM Managing Director, helium made efforts to streamline powerfulness proviso absorption and code user issues.
The quality of his decease has sent shockwaves crossed the bureaucracy.
Senior officers, including Superintendent of Police Adduru Srinivasulu and District Health and Family Welfare Officer Sharanabasappa Kyatanal, visited the infirmary soon aft receiving information.
