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The Avadi City Traffic Police person arrested a instrumentality lorry operator successful transportation with a hit-and-run connected Poonamallee High Road. According to the police, 2 weeks ago, the instrumentality lorry deed a two-wheeler astatine Velappanchavadi, sidesplitting the rider connected the spot. The operator allegedly fled without stopping.
They person present arrested the driver, portion besides booking his supervisor arsenic an accused for failing to disclose accusation astir the mishap to the police.
What happened?
The mishap occurred astatine astir 11.15 p.m. connected December 16 adjacent the Velappanchavadi junction connected Poonamallee High Road, nether the jurisdiction of the Avadi Police Commissionerate.
Nithish Saravan, 23, who worked arsenic a TV serial editor, was returning location – towards the metropolis – aft enactment connected his two-wheeler. The instrumentality lorry successful question, which was being driven astatine precocious velocity and successful a rash and negligent manner, rammed his two-wheeler, sidesplitting Nithish connected the spot.
The constabulary said that aft causing the accident, the instrumentality operator did not halt oregon supply immoderate assistance to the victim. He besides failed to pass the constabulary oregon a hospital, and alternatively fled the spot and went into hiding.
A lawsuit was registered by the Avadi Traffic Investigation Wing, aft which CCTV footage from cameras adjacent the mishap spot and on the Chennai-bound way was examined. The constabulary past identified the instrumentality lorry and arrested the driver, Raja, 53, a autochthonal of Mannargudi.
Raja was remanded to Puzhal Central Prison. Further probe revealed that the instrumentality supervisor, Munusamy, had travel to cognize of the incidental connected the aforesaid time but had deliberately concealed accusation from the police. Hence, the supervisor was besides booked arsenic an accused.
