BENGALURU: An inebriated top sales executive of a private company crashed his Delhi-registered high-end BMW car into an autorickshaw, leaving four people injured near Indiranagar, late on Sunday night.
High drama prevailed at the Indiranagar traffic police station after the accused driver refused to undergo an alcometer test and tried to throw his weight around, saying he was an influential person in the city. The police identified the accused driver as Samrat Chadha, a vice-president (sales) with a reputed firm.
The police said that the accident took place on Saturday night around 11 pm on G.M. Palya Road and based on a complaint filed, an FIR was registered a little after midnight.
The injured – Manikantha, Manjunath, Govardhan and the auto driver, Sudha Mohan –were rushed to a private hospital, where they are said to be out of danger. They were heading for a religious function at J.B. Nagar from New Thippasandra when Samrat, who was driving the car rashly, collided with the autorickshaw head on. The impact overturned the auto and threw three passengers out of the vehicle.
Passersby rushed the injured to a private hospital at Malleshpalya, and also alerted the Indiranagar traffic police, who detained Samrat. It took about four hours for the police to complete the alcometer test and the results were positive. “We subjected him to a medical test and he was found to be drunk.
Even alcometer readings indicated that the alcohol level in his blood was more than the permissible limit. The police let him free as he had suffered injuries. The local police have been directed to arrest him soon,” said a police officer.
