HYDERABAD: A Civil Services aspirant who was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol died in a road mishap and his friend who was riding pillion suffered injuries late on Saturday night.
The incident took place near Lal Bunglow stretch when the bike the deceased was driving rammed the road median. The deceased, identified as U Mahanth Kumar (25), had recently appeared for the UPSC prelimnary examination and was preparing for the mains.
He was accompanied by his friend Nikhil, who sustained head injuries in the mishap.
Kumar, according to Panjagutta police, was an inmate at a hostel in Ameerpet and a native of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh. Sub-inspector G Venkateswarlu of Panjagutta police said that overspeeding led to the accident. However, the police did not confirm whether drunk driving caused the accident.
“We have to probe whether Mahanth Kumar was in drunken condition. The post mortem report will reveal the details. Nikhil is still unconscious,’’ police said. A case of negligent driving causing death was registered and police have started investigation.
Post mortem examination was conducted and Kumar’s body handed over to his family members. The police received a complaint from one Ch Jacob Raju (51), who is working as a head constable with SCRCPL in Amberpet. He told police that he received information from 108 emergency services on Saturday midnight informing him about his nephew’s accident.
“When the 108 medical emergency staff visited the place and shifted the accident victims to Gandhi General Hospital, doctors declared Mahanth brought dead’’ the SI said.