IAS officer Sriram destroyed evidence, says Crime Branch
Accuses him of dodging blood test in drunk driving case
16/02/2020, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Accuses him of dodging blood test in drunk driving case
16/02/2020, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Sriram Venkitaraman
The Crime Branch told a court here last week that IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman had “lied” to evade criminal liability in the controversial drunk driving accident that caused the death of journalist K.M. Basheer last year.
In its chargesheet, which appeared in the public domain on Saturday, the agency said that Mr. Venkitaraman had also deliberately delayed the sampling of his blood to dodge the mandatory blood alcohol test. It said Mr. Venkitaraman had tried to mislead police investigation by stating that his co-passenger, Wafa Firoz, was at the wheel and not him.
The Crime Branch has charged him with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, destruction of evidence, driving under the influence of alcohol and damage of public property. The Crime Branch had relied on expert opinion from various quarters to reconstruct the accident.
The government doctor who attended to Mr. Venkitaraman's injuries at the General Hospital had attested that he had smell of alcohol on the breath of the patient and perceived him to be drunk.
Sriram Venkitaraman
The Crime Branch told a court here last week that IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman had “lied” to evade criminal liability in the controversial drunk driving accident that caused the death of journalist K.M. Basheer last year.
In its chargesheet, which appeared in the public domain on Saturday, the agency said that Mr. Venkitaraman had also deliberately delayed the sampling of his blood to dodge the mandatory blood alcohol test. It said Mr. Venkitaraman had tried to mislead police investigation by stating that his co-passenger, Wafa Firoz, was at the wheel and not him.
The Crime Branch has charged him with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, destruction of evidence, driving under the influence of alcohol and damage of public property. The Crime Branch had relied on expert opinion from various quarters to reconstruct the accident.
The government doctor who attended to Mr. Venkitaraman's injuries at the General Hospital had attested that he had smell of alcohol on the breath of the patient and perceived him to be drunk.
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