Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Medico's death: Accused duo booked for culpable homicide attempt
A young woman doctor was very badly hurt in an accident.
Two men drove a car into the scooter she was riding on.
The men had been drinking alcohol, and workers at a mall asked them to leave.
The men got angry, fought with the workers, and then tried to speed away in their car.
While leaving, they hit the scooter and seriously hurt the doctor.
The doctor is now in a hospital in Hyderabad, and doctors say her brain has stopped working.
The police caught the two men and are investigating the case.
The police are trying to make sure the men get the strongest punishment possible.
The police chief says they are being fair and nobody is pressuring them.
The doctor's family says they trust the police and the courts to get justice.
Police in Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, booked Suravarapu Daswanth and Andrew Joseph Edwards under BNS Section 110 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) for ramming their car into PG medical student K. Priyanka's scooty.
The incident occurred on the night of August 3 at a private mall, where the accused, allegedly drunk, were denied entry and assaulted mall staff.
Priyanka, an MD student at GSL Medical College, was pillion-riding; she is on a ventilator in a Hyderabad hospital and has been declared brain-dead.
Police said the accused hit the scooty three times with their car while fleeing and ran over the medico before escaping the scene.
East Godavari SP D. Narasimha Kishore said more stringent provisions may be invoked and that the investigation is impartial with no political pressure.
- Who
- Dr K. Priyanka, a PG (MD) medical student at GSL Medical College, is the victim; Suravarapu Daswanth and Andrew Joseph Edwards are the accused.
- What
- The accused, allegedly drunk, rammed their car into the scooty Priyanka was pillion-riding at a mall, critically injuring her; police registered a case under BNS Section 110 (attempt to commit culpable homicide).
- When
- Night of August 3.
- Where
- At a private mall in Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh; the victim is hospitalized in Hyderabad.
- Why
- The accused were denied entry to the mall because they were drunk, assaulted mall staff, and hit the scooty three times while trying to flee before running over the medico.
- Key update
- Case registered for attempt to commit culpable homicide (BNS Section 110)
- Accused
- Suravarapu Daswanth and Andrew Joseph Edwards (arrested)
- Victim
- Dr K. Priyanka, MD student at GSL Medical College
- Incident date
- Night of August 3
- Location
- Private mall, Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh
- Victim's condition
- On ventilator in Hyderabad; declared brain-dead
- Investigating officer
- SP D. Narasimha Kishore, East Godavari district
- Witness
- Umesh, a PG student at the same college