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Hit-and-run case atop Chamundi Hill: City Police hunt for killer vehicle

Mysuru: The City Police are zeroing-in on the vehicle that killed 21-year-old M.C. Namana and Aravinda Rao atop Chamundi Hill on Thursday night. The Police have identified the vehicle as Hyundai Creta…

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Published July 8, 2018 · 3 min read
hit-and-run case atop chamundi

Mysuru: The City Police are zeroing-in on the vehicle that killed 21-year-old M.C. Namana and Aravinda Rao atop Chamundi Hill on Thursday night. The Police have identified the vehicle as Hyundai Creta and four teams have been formed and CCTV camera footages are being screened to trace the killer vehicle that sped away after the accident. The Creta had collided with Aravinda Rao’s bike near the Watch Tower Junction on Friday evening. While Aravinda died the same day while being shifted to a hospital, Namana, who was riding pillion, was declared brain dead a day later. Her vital organs were harvested and a ‘green corridor’ was created yesterday morning between Mysuru and Bengaluru to transport the organs.

After causing the accident, the Creta sped away and now the Police are on a hot chase of the vehicle and have formed four teams for the same. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, Siddarthanagar Traffic Inspector Muniyappa said that they had recovered a piece of the bumper of the vehicle and the side-view mirror from the accident spot.

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