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Telangana Man Jailed in Saudi After Fatal Ambulance Crash
Shravan Kumar is a young man from Nizamabad district who worked as an ambulance driver in Saudi Arabia.
In May 2024, the ambulance he drove was involved in a crash in Riyadh.
A couple died and their two children were badly hurt.
Saudi authorities arrested Shravan after the crash.
A court found him guilty and ordered his family to pay blood money.
The payment is about ₹84 lakh.
Shravan’s parents cannot raise that much money through daily-wage work.
His wife Mamata is asking officials and donors to help bring him home.
Shravan Kumar, 22, has been held in a Saudi Arabian jail for about two years after a fatal road accident in Riyadh.
The ambulance he was driving on May 6, 2024, struck an accident that killed a local couple and seriously injured their two children.
A Saudi court convicted Shravan and ordered him to pay 330,000 Saudi riyals in blood money, approximately ₹84 lakh.
His family says he can be released only after the payment, which his elderly parents cannot afford as daily-wage labourers.
His wife Mamata has asked government representatives, philanthropists and the public to help secure his release.
- Who
- Shravan Kumar, a 22-year-old ambulance driver from Kummanpally village, and his wife Mamata; the accident victims were a Saudi couple and their two children.
- What
- Shravan was jailed after being convicted over a fatal road accident and ordered to pay 330,000 Saudi riyals in blood money.
- Where
- The accident and imprisonment occurred in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; his family is from Nizamabad district in Telangana.
- When
- The accident occurred on May 6, 2024; his family says he has been jailed for about two years.
- Why
- The Saudi court convicted Shravan over the crash and ordered payment to the victims’ family, which has not been raised.
Key facts
- Prisoner
- Shravan Kumar, 22
- Occupation
- Ambulance driver for a private medical research company
- Accident date
- May 6, 2024
- Location
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Court-ordered payment
- 330,000 Saudi riyals, approximately ₹84 lakh
- Victims
- A local couple died and their two children were seriously injured
- Appeal for help
- Mamata petitioned officials, including Bandi Sanjay Kumar, and raised the issue at Pravasi Prajavani in Hyderabad
Sources
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