India
Sub‑Inspector and Student Fatally Injured in Two Separate Road Accidents
A sub‑inspector and a school student were killed in two separate incidents in Tiruvannamalai and Ranipet on Tuesday. The police identified the deceased persons as R. Parthiban, 50, a sub‑inspector at Vada Vanakkampadi police station near Vandavasi town, and R. Monish, 15, a class X student at Government High School in Banavaram village in Ranipet. Initial inquiry revealed that Parthiban was returning to Vada Vanakkampadi village after completing bandobast duty at a local temple festival when an unidentified vehicle hit the two‑wheeler he was riding. The injured policeman was taken to Government Taluk Hospital in Vandavasi town where doctors declared that he was brought dead. In a separate incident, Monish was returning to his house with his sister on a two‑wheeler on Banavaram – Nemili Road in Ranipet when a van hit the vehicle. Monish and his sister were badly injured. The Banavaram police rushed the duo to a Government Taluk Hospital in Sholinghur, where Monish succumbed to injuries. A probe is under way. Published - October 28, 2026 12:39 am IST