Pramesh Jain
Two labourers from Rajasthan were killed when a 26-year-old event manager accompanied by his female friend drove the car in rash and negligent manner under the influence of alcohol,and knocked them down on Banashankari 9th main opposite post office on Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as,Ketharam,40, a carpenter by profession,and his assistant keemaram,28, both residents of cauvery Nagar.
Senior officer said,The incident occurred at around 11 pm when Suhas Venkatesh,resident of Padmanabha Nagar was drunk along with his female friend was returning from a party.He lost control over the Hundai Creta car knock down two persons riding the bike.
the duo hailed from Rajasthan were living in a rented house in Cauvery Nagar in Banashankari. The were working in an under construction apartment and returning home after work .
The impact of the accident was so high that the car plunged into the footpath and crashed into the billboards of shops before coming to the half.
People who were walking on the footpath escaped narrowly who later in a fit of rage thrashed the driver before the police could arrive at the spot.
Suhas,a resident of Padmanabhanagar was driving his car in a reckless manner.He crashed the car against bike and plunged into the footpath.
While Ketharam riding a bike crushed to death on the spot Keemaram was tossed in the air and crushed on the footpath sustaiing severe head injuries .
Passers-by thrashed Sushas who tried to misbehave with them and later alerted the police control room.
The ambulance rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to the hospital where Keemaram succumbed later at the hospital.
Suhas is admitted in the Appolo hospital and recovering .
The blood samples has confirmed that he was under the influence of alcohol. The Banashankari police are waiting to take him into police custody for further interrogation.
According to eyewitnesses,the car was being driven in a zigzag way before crashing into the footpath and he along with his female friend tried to flee from the spot.The locals caught Suhas , thrashed him and handed over to the police.
The family of the deceased told the police that the duo had come to the city eight years ago and were working in an apartment.
They left their family in their native Rajasthan and sometimes used to stay wherever they were working. They had gone to their native two months ago due to a lockdown and had returned to the city a month ago.
The Banashankari traffic police have registered a case against Suhas charging him under section 279. (Rash driving or riding on a public way)and section 304 (causing death by negligence) and are investigating.
