Karimnagar youth killed after car plunges into well
KARIMNAGAR: A 32-year-old man died after the car he was driving plunged into an agricultural well near Vegurupalli in Manakondur mandal of Karimnagar district. The incident occurred after midnight on September 4, police said.
CCTV shows vehicle crossed toll plaza at 1.53 am
According to police, the victim, Sangam Raju, a resident of Ooturu village in Manakondur mandal, was working at a finance firm in Hyderabad. On the night of September 3, he borrowed a friend’s car and set out for his native village. He called his mother, Swarupa, to say he was on his way home.
Rescue team retrieves car, body from 45-foot-deep well
When Raju failed to return the next day and his phone was switched off, Swarupa lodged a complaint at Manakondur police station on September 5. Using mobile signal data and the vehicle’s GPS, police traced the car to a well near Vegurupalli.
CCTV footage showed the car crossing Renikunta toll plaza in Thimmapur mandal at 1.53 am on September 4. The vehicle’s GPS signal stopped at 2.53 am, and police believe the accident occurred around that time.
After pumping out water from the 45-foot-deep well, rescue teams retrieved the car and Raju’s body at around 11.30 pm on Monday.
Police said Swarupa has a daughter whose husband had died in a similar incident about a year-and-a-half ago after falling into a well while walking through fields at night. The family’s repeated tragedy left villagers in shock.
