Lady sentenced to 6 months jail for negligent driving
December 31, 2020
She was involved in a car accident that resulted in the death of a two-wheeler rider on Feb. 28, 2016
Mysore/Mysuru: City’s 4th
Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court has sentenced a Bengaluru-based lady driver to six months imprisonment besides imposing a fine of Rs. 2,000 after she was found guilty of rash and negligent driving resulting in the death of a two-wheeler rider on Feb. 28, 2016 in city.
The sentenced lady driver is Girija Swamy, wife of Ravikanthaswamy of Bengaluru.
On Feb. 28, 2016, Krishna, a Security Guard of an ATM, was proceeding from Columbia Asia Hospital side towards Fountain Circle on his two-wheeler when Girija Swamy, who was driving a car, hit the two-wheeler from behind near Shobha Garden, resulting in Krishna suffering from serious injuries. Though Krishna was admitted to a city hospital, he succumbed to injuries after three months.