Medico’s death: police register ‘culpable homicide’ charges against accused
Police in Rajamahendravaram have charged two individuals with 'culpable homicide not amounting to murder' following a fatal car accident that killed a medical student. The accused are currently in custody awaiting further legal proceedings.
Why it matters
The case highlights legal responses to road safety and vehicular negligence involving high-profile or tragic outcomes.
The Rajamahendravaram police on Saturday registered a case of ‘culpable homicide not amounting to murder’ against Suravarapu Daswanth and Andrew Joseph Edwards, who, on the night of August 3, had allegedly rammed their car into a two-wheeler, causing grievous injuries to PG medical student K. Priyanka, who was pillion-riding, at a private mall in the city.
Dr. Priyanka had been declared brain-dead the same day, and she reportedly breathed her last at a private hospital in Secunderabad on Friday, said the GSL Hospital management in Rajamahendravaram.
A native of Kurnool district, Dr. Priyana had enrolled herself in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) course at the GSL Medical College in February 2026.
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