IAS officer involved in Drunk driving incident, police allegedly ignore complaint in southern India

May 20, 2024

by Shravya

• Drunk driving
• hit-and-run
• IAS officer
• Police

An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Ministry of Transport and Highways was reportedly involved in a hit-and-run incident in southern India’s Telangana while under the influence of alcohol.

The incident took place near Nallakunta, Hyderabad on May 18.

Visuals showed the officer’s car collided with a motorcycle, and liquor bottles were found inside the vehicle at the scene.

Despite local residents filing a complaint with the police, their concerns were allegedly ignored. The community has expressed outrage over the perceived inaction by law enforcement officials regarding the incident.