BENGALURU: 57-year-old physics professor has been arrested for allegedly mowing down a 74-year-old homemaker in Mathikere ahead of speeding away on Friday.
Prof Okay S Nagaraj, who works with a personal faculty on Dr Rajkumar Road and is a resident of MSR Nagar, confessed to had been on the wheel when his automotive knocked down the senior citizen. He stated he used to be in a rush as he used to be getting past due for varsity. Police have seized his crimson Maruti Alto (KA 04-MB 8319). On September 1, homemaker Yaliyamma Jacob sustained severe injuries when the car hit her on HMT Main Road around 7.30am.
The lady had just left church and used to be strolling against the bus prevent. Yaliyamma succumbed to injuries at a personal sanatorium within the night.
"I was supposed to reach college by 7.45am; even a oneminute delay would have led to adverse consequences," the professor stated. The accident passed off one and a half kilometres clear of his space. Nagaraj stated the accident left him shocked. "I was worried about the legal and social ramifications. After knocking down the pedestrian, I headed to a friend's place, parked the car and returned home by bus," he stated. College assets stated Nagaraj did not show up for work Friday onwards. They stated a complete prolong of more than 60 minutes in registering biometric attendance right through any month ends up in the worker shedding an afternoon's salary or forfeiting an afternoon's go away.
Number 19 an important clue
The hit-and-run accident used to be recorded on CCTV camears put in in private structures within the house. But the photos used to be not of a lot lend a hand because it did not show the licence plate of the vehicle. All police knew used to be that it used to be a crimson Alto.
"When we visited the spot, an autorickshaw driver instructed us he remembered the ultimate two digits of the number — 19. We visited the local RTO and searched for a crimson Alto with a registration number ending with 19. After shortlisting many numbers, we filtered them by way of focusing on automotive house owners who live in and around Yeshwantpur, police stated.
By then, according to the cope with supplied on the RTO, a team had reached the professor's space in Geddalahalli. But we got to comprehend it used to be his previous cope with. We visited other carrier centres and finally traced his provide cope with. We landed at his doorstep and picked him up on Tuesday," police stated. The automotive used to be later seized from his good friend's space.
Prof Okay S Nagaraj, who works with a personal faculty on Dr Rajkumar Road and is a resident of MSR Nagar, confessed to had been on the wheel when his automotive knocked down the senior citizen. He stated he used to be in a rush as he used to be getting past due for varsity. Police have seized his crimson Maruti Alto (KA 04-MB 8319). On September 1, homemaker Yaliyamma Jacob sustained severe injuries when the car hit her on HMT Main Road around 7.30am.
The lady had just left church and used to be strolling against the bus prevent. Yaliyamma succumbed to injuries at a personal sanatorium within the night.
"I was supposed to reach college by 7.45am; even a oneminute delay would have led to adverse consequences," the professor stated. The accident passed off one and a half kilometres clear of his space. Nagaraj stated the accident left him shocked. "I was worried about the legal and social ramifications. After knocking down the pedestrian, I headed to a friend's place, parked the car and returned home by bus," he stated. College assets stated Nagaraj did not show up for work Friday onwards. They stated a complete prolong of more than 60 minutes in registering biometric attendance right through any month ends up in the worker shedding an afternoon's salary or forfeiting an afternoon's go away.
Number 19 an important clue
The hit-and-run accident used to be recorded on CCTV camears put in in private structures within the house. But the photos used to be not of a lot lend a hand because it did not show the licence plate of the vehicle. All police knew used to be that it used to be a crimson Alto.
"When we visited the spot, an autorickshaw driver instructed us he remembered the ultimate two digits of the number — 19. We visited the local RTO and searched for a crimson Alto with a registration number ending with 19. After shortlisting many numbers, we filtered them by way of focusing on automotive house owners who live in and around Yeshwantpur, police stated.
By then, according to the cope with supplied on the RTO, a team had reached the professor's space in Geddalahalli. But we got to comprehend it used to be his previous cope with. We visited other carrier centres and finally traced his provide cope with. We landed at his doorstep and picked him up on Tuesday," police stated. The automotive used to be later seized from his good friend's space.
Hit-and-run case: Professor held, says he was rushing to college
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