Army jawan dies in road accident in Siddipet

Pallapu Mahendar, a 25-year-old Rashtriya Rifles jawan on leave in Telangana, died after a speeding motorcycle hit his two-wheeler at Peerlapally village in Siddipet district. He was travelling with five friends on a pilgrimage to Komuravelly.

Siddipet: A young Rashtriya Rifles (RR) jawan, who was in Telangana to spend a month with his parents, died in a road accident at Peerlapally village in Jagadevpur mandal on Monday.

The deceased, Pallapu Mahendar (25), a resident of Kondapur in Turkapally mandal of neighbouring Yadadri-Bhongir district, had been serving with the 54 Rashtriya Rifles in Jammu and Kashmir since 2019. He came to his native place on October 18 on a month-long leave.

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Mahendar, along with five friends, was on a pilgrimage to Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple in Komuravelly on three motorcycles when a speeding bike coming from the opposite direction hit his two-wheeler.

Mahendar died while undergoing treatment at a hospital hours later, while two others sustained injuries in the accident. The Jagadevpur police registered a case.