He worked as an ambulance driver for a private medical research company. On May 6, 2024, the ambulance driven by Shravan met with an accident in which a local couple died and their two children were seriously injured
NIZAMABAD: A 22-year-old man from Bodhan constituency has been lodged in a Saudi Arabian jail for the past two years after being convicted in a road accident that killed a couple in Riyadh, his family said. Shravan Kumar, son of Kummari Ramaiah and Rajamani of Kummanpally village in Salura mandal, had moved to Riyadh after his marriage to Mamata to support his family.
He worked as an ambulance driver for a private medical research company. On May 6, 2024, the ambulance driven by Shravan met with an accident in which a local couple died and their two children were seriously injured. Saudi police arrested him following the accident. A Saudi court subsequently found Shravan guilty and ordered him to pay 3.30 lakh Saudi riyals as blood money to the victims’ family. The amount is approximately ?84 lakh. His family said he can be released only after the amount is paid. Unable to raise the money, Shravan’s elderly parents have been working as daily-wage labourers.
His wife Mamata, who is caring for their infant child, has approached elected representatives seeking government intervention. She submitted petitions to Union minister of state for home affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar and MPs and MLCs from Nizamabad and Jagtial districts. She also raised the issue at the Pravasi Prajavani programme in Hyderabad. Mamata appealed to the state government, public representatives and philanthropists to help arrange the amount and secure her husband’s release from Saudi Arabia.
