A local court here sentenced an auto driver to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment after a passenger died due to reckless driving. The convict was also asked to pay a fine of Rs 23,000.
The court found that the auto driver, Kavali Sreenu, was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident which occurred in Shadnagar. The incident occurred on April 10, when businessman Kanduri Krishnaiah Goud, 56, approached the Shadnagar police regarding the death of his brother Bodampati Goverdhan, 50.
After calling it a day, the deceased was reportedly returning home in a seven-seater passenger auto, accompanied by Mahesh, Sathyamma, Chandrakala and other passengers.