High-profile accused named in deadly crash outside Inorbit Mall
Hyderabad police have registered a case after a 26-year-old sales executive was fatally run over by an Aston Martin opposite Inorbit Mall in the city. The FIR names Lingamaneni Sanjush, son of Jana Sena Party Rajya Sabha MP Lingamaneni Ramesh from Andhra Pradesh, as an accused in alleged rash and negligent driving that led to the death, according to police records and the FIR copy made available to the press.
The incident occurred around 3 pm on August 16 when Bharati Mukhi, who worked at the Lifestyle store inside Inorbit Mall, stepped out with a colleague for food, the complaint filed by the store manager, Panjala Ashwin Kumar, says. The FIR states that Mukhi and colleague Pooja Ashok were crossing the road when the car struck Mukhi. She suffered a bleeding head injury and was taken in the same vehicle to Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills, where doctors declared her brought dead, the FIR notes.
- Victim: Bharati Mukhi, 26, sales executive, Lifestyle store, Inorbit Mall.
- Accused named in FIR: Lingamaneni Sanjush, 21, son of Jana Sena Rajya Sabha MP Lingamaneni Ramesh.
- Charges: Rash and negligent driving under Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), per FIR.
When contacted for comment, a Jana Sena spokesperson was unavailable, the reporting states. Police informed reporters that no arrest has been made so far because the offence as registered does not fall under a remandable section. A police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the accused was not driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and has no prior cases registered against him.
“There is no arrest in the case because road [offence] is not under a remandable section,” a police official said, according to the report.
Background on the accused provided in public records
Publicly available profiles cited in reporting indicate that Sanjush, 21, is listed as a director with Black Ridge Energy Private Limited and has studied BS Computer Science at the University of Texas, Dallas. The FIR describes the vehicle as an Aston Martin and alleges it was being driven at high speed in a rash and negligent manner when it struck the pedestrian.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Time and date | About 3 pm, August 16 |
| Location | Opposite Inorbit Mall, Hyderabad |
| Legal provision cited | Section 106(1) of the BNS (rash and negligent driving) |
The case raises immediate questions for Hyderabad residents about pedestrian safety on busy arterial roads near major retail hubs in the city. Inorbit Mall and Jubilee Hills are high-footfall zones where careful traffic management is crucial. The police response — both in investigation and in the decision not to make an arrest at this stage — will be closely followed by the victim’s family, mall management and civil society groups concerned with road safety.
Legal experts and road-safety advocates note that criminal investigations in such cases typically examine speed, culpability of the driver, the condition of the road and visibility, and whether traffic rules or pedestrian crossings were in use. The FIR and complaint lodged by the store manager form the primary documents for further probe and potential charges.
Local civic bodies and resident groups have in recent years repeatedly called for improved pedestrian crossings, speed-calming measures and stricter enforcement on arterial roads in and around Jubilee Hills, Banjara Hills and other busy commercial pockets of Hyderabad. This incident is likely to revive those concerns and prompt calls for immediate measures to prevent similar tragedies.
Police teams in Madhapur are handling the investigation. Further developments will depend on forensic examination of the vehicle, statements from eyewitnesses and CCTV footage from the mall and surrounding stretch, as recorded in the FIR and police updates.
