<p>A 50-year-old traffic policeman who was knocked down by a speeding auto-rickshaw at Basaveshwara Circle on Sunday has succumbed to his injuries. </p>.<p>Nagaraju M, an assistant sub-inspector at the High Grounds traffic police station, was regulating vehicular movement near the High Point apartment building when an auto-rickshaw (KA 02/AE 3869) struck him around 3.45 pm on Sunday. </p>.<p>Nagaraju was posted there to regulate traffic for the visit of the German Chancellor to Bengaluru. </p>.<p>Nagaraju was rushed to Manipal Hospitals on Old Airport Road where he was later declared brain-dead. The end came at 5.10 pm on Tuesday. His body was handed over to the family after the post-mortem. </p>.<p>The auto driver sped away after the accident but police tracked him down the same day. He has been identified as Shiva Kumar, 24. </p>.<p>Nagaraju is survived by his wife and three daughters. </p>
<p>A 50-year-old traffic policeman who was knocked down by a speeding auto-rickshaw at Basaveshwara Circle on Sunday has succumbed to his injuries. </p>.<p>Nagaraju M, an assistant sub-inspector at the High Grounds traffic police station, was regulating vehicular movement near the High Point apartment building when an auto-rickshaw (KA 02/AE 3869) struck him around 3.45 pm on Sunday. </p>.<p>Nagaraju was posted there to regulate traffic for the visit of the German Chancellor to Bengaluru. </p>.<p>Nagaraju was rushed to Manipal Hospitals on Old Airport Road where he was later declared brain-dead. The end came at 5.10 pm on Tuesday. His body was handed over to the family after the post-mortem. </p>.<p>The auto driver sped away after the accident but police tracked him down the same day. He has been identified as Shiva Kumar, 24. </p>.<p>Nagaraju is survived by his wife and three daughters. </p>
