Caught on CCTV: Congress leader's son runs over biker with SUV in Karnataka
A Congress leader's son allegedly drove over a biker in Karnataka on Wednesday. Prajwal Shetty, the 26-year-old son of Congress leader Deviprasad Shetty, was arrested the following day.
PTC News Desk: A Congress leader's son allegedly drove over a biker in Karnataka on Wednesday. Prajwal Shetty, the 26-year-old son of Congress leader Deviprasad Shetty, was arrested the following day.
According to officials, the accident occurred while Prajwal Shetty was driving a Thar SUV. He hit the two-wheeler with his car at 5 a.m. on Wednesday before fleeing.
CCTV footage obtained from a nearby house showed the SUV rushing across the street and colliding with a two-wheeler approaching from the opposite direction.
Mohammad Hussain, 39, who was riding the bike, suffered serious injuries in the accident. He was swiftly rushed to the hospital but died the next day.
Shirva Police arrested the accused on Thursday, but according to sources, he was released shortly thereafter.
His father, Deviprasad Shetty, is a well-known Congress leader from Belapu village in Udupi.