Advocate run over by truck

An advocate died on the spot after a truck ran over him at N.R. Circle in Hassan on Tuesday. Nazeer Ahmed, 64, was on his way to court in a two-wheeler when he met with the accident. He fell on the ro

An advocate died on the spot after a truck ran over him at N.R. Circle in Hassan on Tuesday. Nazeer Ahmed, 64, was on his way to court in a two-wheeler when he met with the accident. He fell on the road in an attempt to avoid hitting a vehicle and the truck ran over him. Nazeer Ahmed, who has been an advocate in Hassan for nearly 40 years, was elected to Hassan City Municipal Council in 1996 as an independent candidate. Later, he identified with the Janata Dal (Secular). He is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters.