Car drags man’s body 200 metres

SIDDI RAMULU, 44, a resident of Fateh Nagar, runs a laundry in Medak town. On Monday he was going to Chegunta from Medak on his bike. When he reached Rajpalli, a car driven by Kistapur MPTC member Mallesh hit Ramulu’s bike

A speeding car driven by an MPTC member hit a motorist and sped away with his body for around 200 meters in Medak district on Monday. The driver fled leaving behind the vehicle. Earlier, similar incidents were reported from Mahbubnagar district.

Siddi Ramulu, 44, a resident of Fateh Nagar, runs a laundry shop in Medak town. In the morning, he was going towards Chegunta from Medak on his bike. When he reached Rajpalli village, a speeding car driven by Kistapur MPTC member Mallesh Goud hit Ramulu’s bike. Ramulu fell down and came under the car’s left, front tyre.

Fearing an attack by locals, Mallesh sped away dragging the body along. Eyewitnesses said that Mallesh was speeding and to avoid hitting a bus, he had hit Ramulu's bike.

“After travelling for around 200 meters with the body in the front part of his car, Mallesh abandoned the car by the roadside and fled,” eyewitness said. Police registered a case.

“We are checking how the accident happened. A hunt is also on to trace the driver,” Medak inspector K. Bhaskar said.

In December 2016, a car hit a moped carrying a couple. The husband was injured seriously, and the wife who was on the pillion fell on the car’s roof and died in Addakal. On September 21, a car hit a farmer, Srinivas, who was crossing the road in Jadcherla. The body landed on the car’s roof. The car travelled for about five km with that. On October 9, a container vehicle hit a pedestrian in Alampur and was driven for some distance with the body hanging on the vehicle. All the three incidents occurred in Mahbubnagar district.