Chennai: In what can be easily termed as the Pune Porsche rerun case, Beedha Madhuri, daughter of YSR Congress Rajya Sabha MP Beedha Masthan Rao was arrested and later released on bail for running over a man and causing his death by negligence, police said Wednesday.
Madhuri, who was at the wheel ran over the man, a painter by profession, sleeping on the pavement of a road in downtown Besant Nagar and later, fled the spot along with another woman, who was with her in the car. The incident occurred late on the night of June 17. Locals later alleged both were intoxicated. The deceased, identified as Surya was declared brought dead by a state-run hospital.
Adyar Traffic Investigation Wing police registered a case for causing death by negligence and arrested her and later let her off on station bail Tuesday.
Officials said Madhuri, accompanied by her legal counsel, surrendered before the police Tuesday morning. She was arrested on charges of causing death due to negligence, a violation of Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), but was released on station bail shortly thereafter.
According to a top source, the police erred by letting the accused leave on station bail instead of court bail. “Had it been court bail, it would have also secured the medical report of the car driver,” the officer said.
Madhuri’s father became a Rajya Sabha MP in 2022 and has also been an MLA. The BMR group is a well-known name in the seafood industry.
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