Rash driving by the son of Apna Dal (S) legislator Dr leena Tewari cuased the death of a student while he was en route to appear in his Board examination in Jaunpur on Saturday. As the errant driver fled after abandoning his car, an irate crowd torched the vehicle and demanded the immediate arrest of the accused. later a case was registered but the accused could not be arrested till late in the evening. As per reports, Apna Dal MlA, Dr leena Tewari’s son Satvik Tewari was rashly driving a car and in the process hit a 15-year-old bicycle rider on Saturday morning. After hitting the cyclist, Satvik lost his nerve and in an attempt to flee the scene, rammed into a roadside tree.
The victim identified as Shubham Yadav of Uchni Kala Kailawar locality was studying in class 10 at Maharana Pratap Inter College in Ramdayalganj and was headed to his examination centre at Ram Janki Inter College in Madiyahun when the mishap took place. Before the locals could lay their hands on him, the errant driver escaped hitching a ride on a two wheeler driven by an of aide of the MlA. later hundreds of locals collected at the scene and torched the MlA’s car and also blocked traffic movement demanding the arrest of the culprit. later District Magistrate along with senior officers reached the spot and somehow pacified the protesters. The body of the victim was later sent for autopsy but the MlA’s son was yet to be arrested.