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Tollywood producer’s car hits woman, kin allege denial of help
Hyderabad police have registered a case against a driver employed by Tollywood producer Bommaku Mahananda after his car struck a woman in Abids on Wednesday evening. The victim, Sunitha (name of victim…
The Story in Brief
Hyderabad police have registered a case against a driver employed by Tollywood producer Bommaku Mahananda after his car struck a woman in Abids on Wednesday evening. The victim, Sunitha (name of victim as reported), a housekeeping staffer at a government bank, was walking when the parked electric vehicle was suddenly driven at high speed and hit her from the opposite direction. Locals caught the driver at the spot. Sunitha was taken to a hospital.
The Times of India reports that the victim's family approached the producer for medical expenses but were refused help. An alleged audio recording of the conversation, in which the producer reportedly asked them to file a case against the driver, later went viral. Mahananda told the family he was returning after dropping the producer's wife, a claim the producer denied. CCTV footage of the accident has also circulated on social media. Police have invoked Section 125(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The Indian Opinion
The usual narratives are already forming: the rich and powerful producer is callous, or the family is trying to hush up a case for money. The facts are sparse. The driver admitted fault; the car was not the producer's personal vehicle, but it belonged to him. The viral audio clip may or may not be complete. What needs watching is whether the police pursue charges only against the driver or also examine the producer for abetment if he indeed obstructed medical aid. The full audio transcript and the CCTV footage are the tests.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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