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Jana Sena MP son booked after Aston Martin kills woman
India Today··21 Aug
Madhapur police have named Lingamaneni Sanjush, 21, son of Jana Sena MP Lingamaneni Ramesh, after an Aston Martin struck and killed Bharati Mukhi, 26, near Inorbit Mall in Hyderabad on 16 August 2026. Mukhi, a Lifestyle store saleswoman, was crossing the road around 3 pm. The FIR is under Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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What It Means For You
- If you use the Inorbit Mall crossing in Madhapur, the recorded crash was on 16 August around 3 pm; the accused is named, not yet arrested.
- Anyone asking why there is no custody can note police cited Section 106(1) BNS, a bailable rash-driving death charge with a maximum under seven years.
- If you are following the political angle, Ramesh is a Jana Sena MP linked to Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan; that fact is in the FIR coverage, not a finding of guilt.
What's Happening
- Cyberabad police registered the case after the store manager's complaint once Pooja informed him from the hospital.
- Sridhar said there was no lacuna in reporting and that notices had gone to the accused.
- The vehicle is described as an Aston Martin, in some reports a DBX707 SUV.
What Section 106(1) Means For Arrest In This File
- Section 106(1) BNS covers death by a rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide. The ceiling is five years, so police treated it as bailable and did not arrest as a default step.
- A notice under the criminal procedure code asks the named person to join investigation; it is not a conviction.
- Mukhi was from Odisha and worked in retail at the mall. The colleague with her was not reported as the person struck.
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