AR Officer Succumbs To Accident Injuries
Police said Prasad left his residence on a motorcycle at about 2 pm to report for duty at the Medak AR headquarters.
HYDERABAD: Neeli Prasad, assistant reserve sub‑inspector in the Armed Reserve (AR) wing of Medak district, succumbed on Monday to injuries sustained in a road accident on Sunday near Peddachintakunta in Narsapur mandal.
Police said Prasad left his residence on a motorcycle at about 2 pm to report for duty at the Medak AR headquarters. Around 3.30 pm, he lost control of the vehicle while trying to avoid an unidentified vehicle approaching from the opposite direction and struck the roadside railing. He sustained severe injuries to his right shoulder, chest and abdomen.
Narsapur police, upon receiving information, shifted the injured officer by ambulance to a hospital in Narsapur, from where he was moved to a hospital in Kondapur for advanced care.
Following a complaint filed by the deceased’s son, Narsapur police registered a case. Station house officer A. Ranjith Kumar said further legal action was being taken.
Medak district superintendent of police D.V. Srinivas described Prasad’s untimely death as an irreparable loss to the department. He assured the family that the police would stand by them.