Road mishap claims life of Aravind Padiyar at Channarayapatna

Mangalore Today News Network

Kundapur, Jun 5, 2013: Aravind Padiyar (44), head of formulation development (pharma) at Himalaya Drug Company and son of Dr S N Padiyar, founder of Seva Sangama Trust and Tekkatte Vidyagiri Seva Sangama Vidyakendra, lost his life in an accident at Channarayapatna.

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The accident occurred at around 11.30 pm on Tuesday June 4. He was travelling from Bangalore to Uppunda in Kundapur to attend a family ritual scheduled for June 5.

It is alleged that Aravind was travelling by KSRTC bus and had occupied the seat behind the driver. When the bus reached Channarayapatna, a truck approaching from the opposite direction hit the bus, killing Aravind, bus driver Rajendra (45) and truck driver Manjunath (28) from Godasandra in Kanakapur district.

For the past four years, he was the head of formulation development (pharma) at Himalaya Drug Company in Bangalore. He had earlier served as general manager (herbal division) in Plethico Phamaceuticals, Indore; group leader (herbal drug research) at Ranbaxy, Gurgaon, and senior research scientist at Dabur Research Foundation. He completed his MPharm from Birla Institute of Technology and Science.

He leaves behind his parents, wife, a son and a daughter.

Leaders and members of various associations and organizations visited the family in Kundapur.

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