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Drama as police car carrying Janardhan Reddy hits bus

The SUV in which former minister Janardhan Reddy was being taken to Para­ppana Agrahara central prison.

Bangalore: The SUV in which former minister Janardhan Reddy was being taken to Para­ppana Agrahara central prison, following a general health check-up at Sanjay Gandhi hospital, met with an accident, when the vehicle rammed a private bus from behind near Madi­wala junction at 11.30 am on Thursday. Neither Reddy nor any of the police officers sustained any injuries.

Minutes after the incident — the former minister who was jailed in connection with the mining scam was whisked away in a vehicle belonging to an assistant commissioner of police with the prisons department.

Upon receiving news of Reddy’s impending visit to the hospital on Thursday, several fans of the ex-minister had gathered outside the hospital to enquire about his health.

Confi­rming that Janar­dhan Reddy was brought in to the Sanjay Gandhi hospital from Parappana Agrahara central prison, Dr Prabhakar, the resident medical officer said, “The ex-minister did visit our hospital for some treatment, but I will not be able to divulge any details as it will be a breach of patient-doctor confidentiality.”

Various media persons were also present, but they were reportedly denied perm­ission to meet Jana­rdhan Reddy. As the ex-minister was seen leaving the hospital with the police convoy, several media vans allegedly began following his SUV.

In a bid to escape media glare, the driver of Janardhan Reddy’s SUV began speeding, causing him to lose control and ram into a private bus, which had suddenly slowed down. A case has been registered with the Madiwala traffic police.

( Source : dc )
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