Tamil Nadu lorry driver arrested in Mancherial constable hit-and-run case

A lorry driver from Tamil Nadu was arrested in Jaipur in connection with the death of Mancherial women police station constable Perka Anjibabu. The constable was killed after a lorry ran over him at Indaram crossroads on October 11.

Mancherial: A lorry driver from Tamil Nadu, who was booked on charges of causing the death of a police constable in a hit-and-run case, was arrested in Jaipur on Friday.

Jaipur ACP Venkateshwarlu said that Madhu Kandhan of Salem district was apprehended. A hit-and-run case was registered against Madhu after Perka Anjibabu (33), a constable at Mancherial women police station, was killed when a lorry ran over him at Indaram crossroads on October 11. Anjibabu, a native of Srirampur, was crossing the road when the mishap took place.

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The driver was detained while trying to flee at a bus stop in Jaipur. He reportedly confessed to committing the offence. He was produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.