Drunk cop goes on wild driving spree, crashes car, gets suspended in Kasaragod
A police officer, booked for drunk and rash driving, crashed his car into a bus shelter after hitting other vehicles, including a bus, with no reported injuries.
A police officer, booked for drunk and rash driving, crashed his car into a bus shelter after hitting other vehicles, including a bus, with no reported injuries.
A police officer, booked for drunk and rash driving, crashed his car into a bus shelter after hitting other vehicles, including a bus, with no reported injuries.
Kasaragod: A police officer attached to the Bedakam Police Station in Kasaragod district has been booked for drunk and rash driving after he allegedly went on a wild spree on his car, hitting a few vehicles, including a KSRTC bus. The cop's drunken night drive ended when he crashed the car into a bus shelter. He was suspended later.
The accused, Sreekumar (37), a Civil Police Officer, is a native of Ennappara in Kodom-Belur panchayat. The Ambalathara Police have registered a suo motu case against him after people shared videos of the accident, which occurred around 9.45 pm on Sunday at Attenganam on the Kanhangad-Panathur State Highway in Kodom-Belur panchayat.
According to police, Sreekumar, who was allegedly intoxicated, lost control of the car, brushed against a few vehicles, including a KSRTC bus, before veering off the road and crashing into the bus waiting shed. No one was injured in the accident.
On being alerted, a police team led by a sub-inspector reached the spot and impounded the vehicle. A suo motu case was subsequently registered against Sreekumar under Section 281 of BNS for rash driving, and Section 185 of the Motor Vehicle Act 1988 (Amendment 2015, 2019, for drunk driving.
Ambalathara Police sent a report on the incident to the Kanhangad DySP, which was then forwarded to District Police Chief B V Vijay Bharath Reddy for further action.
Reddy said the officer was placed under suspension pending an inquiry. He added that Sreekumar was off duty at the time of the incident and was driving his private vehicle.