Bengaluru: Rash and negligent driving in an inebriated state by a group of three Tanzanian students claimed the life of a 55-year-old milk vendor in Chikkajala traffic police limits on Sunday morning.
Tension prevailed when the local residents gathered and allegedly pulled out the three students. Chikkajala and Sampegihalli policemen arrived just in time and saved the accused from the wrath of the residents.
The police said that the three foreign students were drunk beyond permissible limits. Kevin Muziba, 21, a BCA student of Koshy’s College, who was driving the car, was highly intoxicated at the time of accident at 5.55 am at Hegdenagar Circle, off Thanisandra Main Road. Kevin was driving an Opel Astra at a high speed when it knocked down the milk vendor, Veluswamy.
Kevin and two others were returning from their friend’s house. When the car reached the Hegde Junction, Kevin lost control and crashed into Veluswamy’s TVS moped. Veluswamy, who on his way to supply milk, had stopped the moped. The impact was so high that Veluswamy was thrown up in the air, while his moped was crushed against the metal railings. He died on the spot, sustaining critical head injuries.
Soon, a large crowd gathered and allegedly pulled out the three students. However they were saved by a whisker by the jurisdictional police, who were alerted, rushed to the spot and detained all the three.
When the police tested Kevin, they found 283 mg of alcohol in his blood which was was beyond the 40mg limit. The police said they are verifying the details of his student visa. Kevin has been booked under Section 304 on IPC, on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, the police said.
The residents of Hegde Nagar, led by the family members of Veluswamy, staged a flash protest after the accident. They blocked the road and did not allow the body to be removed. The Chikkajala and the Sanpegihalli police rushed to the spot and pacified the protesters .
