Ex-MP's grandson crashes car into van; drugs seized

 A 27-year-old man was arrested after his speeding Mercedes Benz car hit a Maruti Omni van, injuring six people, including three children.

The police found 110 gram of marijuana in his car and a separate case has also been registered against him under the NDPS Act.

The suspect has been identified as Vishnu Naidu, a resident of Jayanagar I Block.
He is the grandson of businessman and former MP from Chittor, the late D K Audikesavulu.

The police said the accident happened around 12.30 am on Thursday at Southend Circle in Jayanagar. Vishnu, who was in an inebriated state, was speeding in his Benz car and hit the van. The front end of the car was damaged. The driver, two women and three children in the van were injured.

Soon after the accident, Vishnu tried to flee from the spot but passersby caught and beat him up. Later, Jayanagar traffic police rushed to the spot and seized the car and arrested the suspect. The alcometer test showed that Vishnu was drunk. He was later shifted to Mallya Hospital for treatment.

Police said that Vishnu, in his statement, said that his driver Santhosh was driving the car and he was just sitting in the front seat. Soon after the accident, the driver escaped, he claimed. But eye-witness informed the police that it was Vishnu who was driving the car. The police are examining the CCTV footage. They sent his blood samples to the Forensic Science Laboratory to confirm the presence of alcohol and also to ascertain whether he had smoked marijuana.