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Bengaluru Techie Arrested on Attempt-to-Murder Charge After Car Rams Family’s Scooter

Police reclassified an initial hit-and-run after CCTV showed a deliberate ramming following a signal dispute.

Overview

  • Sukrit Keshav Gowda, 23, was arrested and remanded to judicial custody under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita as police seized the car used in the crash.
  • The collision occurred around 7:11–7:20 pm on October 26 on New BEL Road near M S Ramaiah Hospital, where a car struck a scooter carrying a couple and their child.
  • Investigators say the act followed anger over honking at a previous signal and that the accused and victims were strangers.
  • Police report the suspect confessed during questioning, with further forensic and medical findings, including intoxication results, still awaited.
  • Ankita Patel suffered hand, shoulder and head injuries and husband Vineth A sustained rib injuries; both were treated and discharged, with Vineth later seeking additional care at St John’s Hospital.