Archive · 8 Aug 2026
YSRCP seeks fast-track trial in Rajahmundry medical student hit-and-run
A young doctor was very badly hurt in an accident in the city of Rajahmundry.
The accident happened outside a shopping mall.
The doctor, Dr M Priyanka, was 24 years old and studying to become a skin doctor.
She was in her first year of advanced medical studies.
Because of her injuries, doctors say her brain has stopped working, which is called being brain-dead.
The party group says the accident happened after a small argument became violent and involved a driver who may have been drinking.
A group of doctors who support the YSRCP party felt very sad and angry about what happened.
They asked the government to start a special fast court so the trial happens quickly.
They also want the person responsible to receive the strongest punishment allowed.
They asked the government to make cities safer so this does not happen to anyone else.
The YSRCP doctors' wing demanded the constitution of a fast-track court for a speedy trial in the Rajahmundry hit-and-run case.
Dr M Priyanka, a 24-year-old first-year postgraduate dermatology medical student, was left brain-dead in the incident.
The party alleged the tragedy followed a minor dispute that escalated into violence involving an allegedly drunk driver outside a commercial mall in Rajahmundry.
YSRCP alleged the incident reflected a serious deterioration in law and order in Andhra Pradesh.
The doctors' wing demanded the maximum punishment for the accused and stricter law-and-order enforcement and public safety measures.
- Who
- Dr M Priyanka, a 24-year-old first-year postgraduate dermatology medical student, was the victim; YSRCP doctors' wing president Dr Ambati Naga Radhakrishna Yadav made the demand for a fast-track trial.
- What
- A hit-and-run incident left Dr Priyanka brain-dead, and the YSRCP doctors' wing demanded a fast-track court and maximum punishment for the accused.
- When
- The demand for a fast-track trial was made on Friday; the article does not state the date of the incident itself.
- Where
- Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, where the incident occurred outside a commercial mall; the demand was made in Amaravati.
- Why
- To ensure a swift and uncompromising trial, amid YSRCP allegations of rising public violence and a deterioration of law and order in Andhra Pradesh.
- Victim
- Dr M Priyanka, 24-year-old first-year postgraduate medical student (dermatology)
- Condition
- Brain-dead
- Incident location
- Outside a commercial mall in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh
- Alleged cause
- Minor dispute escalating into violence involving an allegedly drunk driver
- Demand
- Fast-track court for a speedy trial and maximum punishment for the accused
- Demand made by
- YSRCP doctors' wing
- Spokesperson
- Dr Ambati Naga Radhakrishna Yadav, YSRCP doctors' wing president
- Demand location
- Amaravati