The East Godavari police are set to file a petition seeking the custody of two accused in the death case of medico Karake Priyanka. According to Superintendent of Police D. Narasimha Kishore, the police will seek the custody of Suravarapu Daswanth and Andrew Joseph Edwards for further investigation into the incident.
The two accused were remanded in judicial custody till August 21 for allegedly hitting Dr. Priyanka with a car in an inebriated condition at a mall in Rajamahendravaram on August 3. The accused allegedly hit Dr. Priyanka twice with the car before running over her while she was riding pillion on a two-wheeler. She was declared brain dead at G.S.L. Hospital in Rajamahendravaram on the same day and died on August 7 at a private hospital in Secunderabad.
A native of Kurnool district, Dr. Priyanka had enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) course at G.S.L. Medical College, Rajamahendravaram, in February 2026. The police have registered a case under the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder as of August 9. The charges will be altered based on the findings of the further investigation, said Mr. Narasimha Kishore.
Daswanth, who was driving the car that hit Dr. Priyanka, holds an engineering degree and was preparing to go abroad, while Edwards operates lorries on hire. The preliminary probe has revealed that Dr. Priyanka and the accused were not known to each other, said the SP.
Home Minister V. Anitha has expressed grief over the death of Priyanka, saying the government would stand by Priyanka’s family and extend all possible support to them during the difficult time. Ms. Anitha strongly condemned the incident and assured that strict action would be taken against all those responsible for the medical student’s death.
