Nagabhushan was not drunk: Medical report

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Two days after the tragic accident where a woman was killed while her husband was severely injured, the city police said that the blood sample report of the accused, Nagabhushan, has come negative for alcohol consumption.

The Kumaraswamy Layout Traffic Police has instructed Nagabhushan to present himself on October 3 for further questioning.

Nagabhushan, an actor who has performed supportive roles in Kannada movies, was on the way to his house from Rajarajeshwari Nagar when he lost control of his speeding SUV and rammed into a couple, Krishna, 58, and Prema S, 48, who were walking on the Vasanthapura Main Road on Saturday night.

Prema S died enroute to the hospital while her husband Krishna is under treatment currently.

Nagabhushan had admitted that he driving at a high speed, and could not control the vehicle as he did not notice the couple entering the road from the footpath. He was arrested and was later released on station bail. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Bengaluru South, Shiva Prakash Devaraju said that the accused was asked to sign a bond and that he will be called for further investigations.

The police have also recorded his statements, he said. Earlier, the police had checked him for drunk driving at the incident site, but alcohol consumption was not detected. The traffic police conducted a thorough inspection of the place.

There is a turn, right behind the accident site, and a speed breaker on the road just before the turn. The car would have had to ideally slow down at this point, but Nagabhushan knocked down the couple, who were on the footpath, the police said.

In the preliminary investigation, police found the car, an automatic transmission, was at around the speed of 40 kmph and it was dark where the couple was walking.

The police are also verifying the driver’s licence, car registration certificate, insurance, and road tax among other things and further investigation is underway.