The Panjagutta police of West Zone, Hyderabad are on the lookout for former Bodhan MLA Shakeel Aamir’s son Raheel Aamir for his involvement in a road accident. Station House Officer (SHO) of Panjagutta B. Durga Rao was suspended for implicating another person instead of the MLA’s son in the case.
An official note from the Hyderabad Police said that “Commissioner Kothakota Sreenivasa Reddy suspended B. Durga Rao, SHO Panjagutta for false implication of another person instead of former Bodhan MLA Shakeel Aamir’s son for his involvement in a road accident in Panjagutta.”
Officials said Raheel Aamir crashed his luxury car into the road barricade near Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Praja Bhavan, Begumpet during the wee hours of December 24 and escaped the scene even when the on-duty police tried to take him into custody. The barricades were put up right before the flyovers in the night as a part of road safety measures during Christmas and New Year’s week, said the police.
Raheel was earlier involved in the accident reported at road number 45 of Jubilee Hills which killed a toddler in March, 2022.
DCP of West Zone police S.M. Vijay Kumar on Tuesday clarified that Raheel was with three others during the time of mishap. “Even though technical evidence and witness point that Raheel was driving the car, we had a driver who works for his family, Abdul Asif, trying to surrender as the person behind the wheel during the mishap in an attempt to derail the investigation,” said the official.
The DCP explained that fortunately no commuters or pedestrians were present during the time of the mishap. “His friends who were with him during the mishap, all students, have been cooperating with the investigation. It was revealed that Raheel called Asif to bring another car for him and his friends to escape and also to take the fall for him. We will be taking action against those trying to derail our investigation and help Raheel evade arrest,” added the official.
A case was booked under sections 308, 419, 279, 201, 203, 212, 213, 214, 182 r/w 109 of the IPC, sections 184, 185, 187, 188 r/w 205 of the Motor Vehicle (MV) Act and sections 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act (PDPP) Act. The influence of alcohol or any other drugs is yet to be ascertained.
In March 2022, Raheel was allegedly in the passenger seat while a 19-year-old BBA student, Syed Afnan Ahmed, was driving the car which killed a toddler. The vehicle had a TRS MLA sticker.
The DCP also shared that the Jubilee Hills accident case, in which a charge sheet has been filed, will be reviewed to check the involvement of Raheel Aamir. “No political influence will interfere with our investigation and any police official found favouring the accused in such cases will also face strict action,” said DCP Vijay Kumar.
