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Drunk driving accused crush medical student to death in Rajahmundry
A 29-year-old postgraduate medical student, Priyanka Kanike, died on Sunday after a hit-and-run in Rajahmundry on August 3. Police arrested Suravarapu Daswanth and Andrew Joseph Edwards, who were allegedly drunk and rammed…
The Story in Brief
A 29-year-old postgraduate medical student, Priyanka Kanike, died on Sunday after a hit-and-run in Rajahmundry on August 3. Police arrested Suravarapu Daswanth and Andrew Joseph Edwards, who were allegedly drunk and rammed their car into the scooter Priyanka and her friend Umesh were riding. CCTV footage shows the accused hitting the two-wheeler three times and driving over them before fleeing.
Priyanka was initially treated in Rajahmundry before being shifted to KIMS Hyderabad, where doctors declared her brain dead. The East Godavari Superintendent of Police said the accused had an argument with mall security, who denied them entry for being drunk. Umesh suffered minor injuries. The FIR was amended from attempting culpable homicide to causing death by negligence after Priyanka died.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that this is just another hit-and-run misses the chilling detail: CCTV shows the accused ramming the scooter three times and driving over the victims. That is not negligence. That is depraved indifference. The charge has been watered down from culpable homicide to causing death by negligence after Priyanka died. A crucial test to watch for is whether the Andhra Pradesh police amend the charges back to attempt to murder, given the alleged drunkenness and the CCTV footage of deliberate mowing down.
Sources (2): deccanchronicle.com, thenewsminute.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
