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.