Forensic report confirms Kurnool biker was drunk

THE Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (RFSL) report has confirmed that the biker, identified as Shivashankar, was drunk and primarily responsible for triggering the Vemuri Kaveri Travels bus fire near Chinnatekuru village in Kurnool district in the early hours of Friday, which claimed 19 lives.

- K MADHU SUDHAKAR @Kurnool

According to the forensic report, alcohol traces were found in the viscera samples of Shivashankar, establishing the fact that he was in an inebriated condition while riding the bike.

Kurnool SP Vikrant Patil said Shivashankar lost control of his bike, and it hit the road divider. He died instantaneously in the incident. A complaint lodged by his friend Yerriswami, the pillion rider who survived, led to the registration of a new case under Sections 281, 125(A), and 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Yerriswami had admitted that they both consumed liquor.