Man sentenced to 10 years RI for causing woman’s death in drunk driving case
A court in Adilabad sentenced an auto-rickshaw driver to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 8,500 for causing the death of a woman in a drunk driving accident in 2021. The court ruled he was in an inebriated condition
Published Date - 24 November 2025, 04:30 PM
Adilabad: A court here on Monday sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 8,500 for causing the death of a woman by driving an auto-rickshaw under the influence of liquor four years ago.
Assistant Sessions Judge CM Rajyalakshmi pronounced the verdict against Shai Javid of Boath for recklessly driving his auto-rickshaw, resulting in the death of Pawar Nirguna of Sonala mandal centre while she was waiting for a bus at Tiviti village on March 24, 2021.
The court observed that he was in an inebriated condition at the time of the mishap.
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