Octopus chief’s son held for rash, drunk driving

HYDERABAD: Telangana additional director-general (Octopus) G Govind Singh’s son drove a police vehicle, reportedly under the influence of alcohol, and injured a woman pedestrian at Nizampet on Tuesday evening. He was overpowered by locals after the incident and handed over to police.
At 6 pm, Nagamani, 45, a daily-wage worker, was walking on the road at Nizampet when a speeding Mahindra Scorpio (AP 09 PA 74) going towards Kukatpally from Nizampet hit her.
Nagamani suffered injuries in the incident and locals immediately intercepted the Scorpio with Police Transport Organization (PTO) registration number. The mob also nabbed the youngster.
The people then handed over the driver of the vehicle, Savyasachi, an engineering final year student of Gokaraju Ganga Raju College, to the KPHB police. Later, police confirmed that the erring driver was the son of Telangana Octopus chief Govind Singh.
Police sources also revealed that, when subjected to the breathalyzer test, the blood alcohol content (BAC) of the offender indicated over 160 mg/100ml (permissible limit is 30 mg/100 ml).
When the incident happened, Savyasachi along with his college friends was going to a private coaching institute. “A home guard, who is the driver, was also in the vehicle, but Savyasachi was driving it when the accident happened,” a KPHB police officer said.
Police took Savyasachi into custody and were mulling registering a case under section 337 (causing injuries due to rash or negligent act) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against him.
KPHB inspector V Srikanth Goud said the victim suffered minor injuries and she was sent home after treatment at a local hospital as an out-patient. It is not known whether Savyasachi has a driver's licence and why he was driving it.