In India only Aam aadmi people born to die on the street under Super cars.
The video of the Hyderabad accident’s aftermath shows the woman’s bloodied body lying on the road as her colleague cries for help, while bystanders confront the driver and rush her to hospital in the same Aston Martin.
A 26-year-old woman was killed after she was hit by an Aston Martin while crossing a road near Inorbit Mall in Hyderabad on August 16. Police have identified 21-year-old Lingamaneni Sanjush, son of Andhra Pradesh Rajya Sabha MP and Jana Sena Party leader Lingamaneni Ramesh, as the accused in the case.
A video of the accident’s aftermath, which surfaced days later, shows the chaotic moments after the crash. A woman, believed to be the victim’s colleague, can be seen crying beside the bloodied Bharati Mukhi and pleading for help, while a group of bystanders confronts the driver and prevents him from leaving the spot.
The video also shows the driver approaching the injured woman before bystanders put Bharati in the same car and rush her to hospital. She was taken to Apollo Hospital in Jubilee Hills, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.
Bharati, who was reportedly from Odisha, worked as a sales executive at the Lifestyle store inside Inorbit Mall. According to the police complaint, she and her colleague Pooja Ashok had gone towards the ITC Kohenur area to collect lunch and were returning to the mall when the accident occurred.
As Bharati attempted to cross the road in front of the mall, the Aston Martin struck her, leaving her with severe head injuries and heavy bleeding. Police said the vehicle was being driven at high speed and in a rash and negligent manner.
She was rushed to Apollo Hospital in Jubilee Hills in the same vehicle involved in the accident. However, doctors declared her dead on arrival.
Based on a complaint by Panjala Ashwin Kumar, manager of the Lifestyle store where Bharati worked, Madhapur Police registered a case under Section 106(1) of the BNS for causing death by a rash or negligent act. The Cyberabad Police have seized the Aston Martin, bearing registration number TG-09-G-0666, as part of the investigation.
The accused’s blood sample has been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for further examination. “If the FSL report reveals anything warranting a change in the sections or the course of the investigation, appropriate action will be taken,” the DCP said.
“It was a fatal accident. After the accident, the accused party took the victim to the hospital. The police received information from the hospital, following which the case was registered,” Ritiraj, DCP of Balanagar Zone, said, adding that drug and drunk-driving tests on the accused returned negative.
Explaining why the accused was not arrested, Ritiraj said the offence registered under Section 106(1) carries a punishment of less than five years, and therefore the police were required to follow the safeguards laid down by the Supreme Court’s Arnesh Kumar judgment and Section 35(1).
“There was no possibility of arrest in accordance with the Arnesh Kumar judgment and the conditions under Section 35(1). Therefore, a notice was issued to him,” the DCP said.
According to the victim’s aunt, Bharati, who worked as a sales executive at the mall, was the sole breadwinner of her family.
“My niece had gone for lunch during her lunch break when she was accidentally hit and killed by a speeding vehicle. She was the sole breadwinner of her family, and now there is no one left to support them financially. I request the government to provide assistance to her family,” she said.
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