Amaravati, Aug 9 (IANS) Police in Andhra Pradesh’s Rajamahendravaram have registered a case of attempt to commit culpable homicide against Suravarapu Daswanth and Andrew Joseph Edwards, who rammed their car into a two-wheeler, critically injuring a medico, at a private mall in the city last week, an official said on Sunday.
The incident had occurred on the night of August 3 when the two youths, who were allegedly under the influence of alcohol, rammed the car into the scooty, causing grievous injuries to PG medical student K. Priyanka, who was pillion-riding.
Dr Priyanka is on a ventilator at a hospital in Hyderabad, and doctors have already declared her brain-dead.
East Godavari district Superintendent of Police D. Narasimha Kishore told the media that a case under section 110 (Attempt to commit culpable homicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered against the accused.
Dr Priyanka, who was pursuing the Doctor of Medicine (MD) course at the GSL Medical College, was coming out of the mall with her friend Umesh, a PG student at the same college.
Police investigation revealed that the accused hit the scooty with their car thrice while trying to flee after assaulting mall staff.
The SP said the mall staff had not allowed Daswanth and Joseph into the mall as they were found drunk. The accused had an argument with the staff and assaulted them. When the mall security personnel tried to catch them, they tried to escape. They drove the car in a rash manner and at a high speed, ramming the scooty at the mall’s gate. After running over the medico with their car, the accused fled the scene.
An injured Priyanka was rushed to a local hospital. The police received the information from the hospital at 10 p.m.
Based on the statement of Umesh, police registered a case and arrested the accused. The SP said that considering the gravity of the case, they altered the sections to invoke BNS Section 110. He stated that depending on the situation, the police will invoke more stringent provisions to seek the harshest punishment for the guilty.
The SP made it clear that there is no political pressure on the police. He said on the direction of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, police were investigating the case in an impartial manner.
Earlier, Priyanka’s father Venkatesh met the police officers and sought stringent action against the accused. He told the media that the assurances given by the police cleared his doubts.
He said they have full faith in the police investigation and judiciary and hoped that they will get justice.
–IANS
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