Ravi Teja’s brother Bharath killed in road accident

Bharat , younger brother of Tollywood actor Ravi Teja was killed in a road accident that occured around 11pm on Saturday. The incident took place at

Kotwalguda

in Shamshabad Mandal when the Skoda car (TS 09 EC 0799) being driven by Bharath apparently rammed into a stationary lorry parked on the highway. Bharath succumbed to his injuries on the spot. A patrol team noticed the accident and informed the police officials at

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

who promptly arrived on the spot. The body of Bharath was extricated from the badly mangled vehicle and sent to hospital. A case has been registered by the cops.

A family photo from when Bharath (circled) was a child. Also seen in the pic are Ravi Teja (2nd from L), their mother and Raghu (R)


At Chennamma hotel near Kotwalguda in Shamshabad, Bharat's car rammed into a parked truck from behind.

"Due to high speed collision, Bharat died on the spot. The truck broke down and it was parked on the road side," RGI Airport inspector M Mahesh said.

Cops said that the truck driver did not take proper precautions in parking the vehicle after it broke down. "We will register a case against the truck driver," the inspector said.

Police did not know where Bharat was coming from and where he was going. They have also not ruled out the drunken driving angle. "We will send the viscera to Forensic Science Laboratory for examination to see if the victim had consumed alcohol," the inspector said.

Bharat's brother Ragu and their actor friend Uttej reached the Osmania General Hospital Mortuary where the postmortem was happening. "I am not in a condition to talk," Uttej said. Raghu refused to talk to media personnel.