Bengaluru: One person was killed and three others injured when an orthopedic doctor rammed his car into several vehicles on Jayanagar road allegedly under the influence of alcohol on Sunday, March 27. Six vehicles were damaged in the rampage.
The accused doctor, Shankar N. S., aged around 50 years, who is running Siddartha Clinic near his house in Jayanagar fourth block, has been arrested and booked under section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) by the Wilson Garden traffic police.
Mohammed Rizwan Khan, 52, a tailor by profession and a resident of Byrasandra was killed in the rampage. His wife, Mohsina Khanum, 45, Mahzid Khan, 20, and Anjum Khan suffered injuries.
The incident occured on Sunday when the accused doctor behind the wheels of a Mercedez Benz C class car(KA-01-MF-9186) first hit a Swift car and two two-wheelers, however, no one was injured. Dr Shankar did not stop but sped away. About one and a half kilometres away, on Byrasandra Main Road near Madhavan Park, he rammed into a Tata Indica cab from rear, and a two-wheeler. A ongoing car also lost control due to the mishap and hit an electric pole. The two-wheeler rider was injured in the mishap while the cab rammed into the compound of a house, damaging a pillar.
Even after hitting several vehicles, the accused doctor did not stop and about a kilometre from there at Byrasandra 4th Main, he mowed down a couple, who were drinking tea at a stall. The Benz came to a halt only after ramming into a shed in the corner. The shed was partially damaged in the incident.
Soon after the mishap hundreds of enraged locals gathered at the spot, dragged the doctor out of the car and assaulted him. However, the police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
After the arrest, the accused doctor tried to misled the police claiming that he felt someone injected him while driving and he does not what happened after that. However, in the medical tests, it was reportedly found that he was under the influence of alcohol, but it is not yet known whether it was under permissible limits.
He was accompanied by his domestic help Saritha and her two-year-old son at the time of mishap also suffered minor injuries.
