Edition: International
Thursday 24 July, 2025
BREAKING NEWS

Massive ED Raids Target Anil Ambani in Multi-crore Money Laundering Probe

  • News
    • Kochi
    • Trivandrum
    • Kozhikode
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Health
  • Entertainment
    • E24hrs
    • Cinema
    • Directors
    • Actors
  • Education
    • Career
  • Automobile
  • Personalities
    • Political Leaders
  • Religion
    • Christian
      • Catholic
      • Latin Catholic
      • Syro Malabar
    • Hindu
    • Islam
  • Environment
  • More
    • Food
    • Wellness
    • Lifestyle
    • Beauty & Fashion
    • Fitness
    • Mental Health
    • Yoga
    • Video
  • മലയാളം
BREAKING NEWS
100Days: Thirike, Neestream and Gopi Make their Way into the India Book of Records
India-UK Sign Landmark Free Trade Agreement
Pioneering Kerala Innovation Festival to Begin on July 25
Federal Bank Launches India’s First-Ever Biometric Authentication for Ecom Card Transactions
BJP Eyes Loyalist for Vice-President Post After Dhankhar’s Exit, Nitish Kumar Not in Race
Mid-air Fight Erupts on Flight After Passenger Calls Group of Women ‘Stupid’
    • News
      • Kochi
      • Trivandrum
      • Kozhikode
    • Sports
    • Business
    • Health
    • Entertainment
      • E24hrs
      • Cinema
      • Directors
      • Actors
    • Education
      • Career
    • Automobile
    • Personalities
      • Political Leaders
    • Religion
      • Christian
        • Catholic
        • Latin Catholic
        • Syro Malabar
      • Hindu
      • Islam
    • Environment
    • More
      • Food
      • Wellness
      • Lifestyle
      • Beauty & Fashion
      • Fitness
      • Mental Health
      • Yoga
      • Video
    • മലയാളം
  • Kerala,
  • News
  • Car Driven by IAS Officer Mows Down Journalist in Kerala

    By NE Reporter on August 3, 2019

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
    A young journalist of a local newspaper was killed early Saturday when a car driven by an IAS officer, allegedly in an inebriated state, mowed him down.

    The 33-year-old IAS officer, Sreeram Venkitaraman, who was appointed Survey Director by the state cabinet on Thursday, was behind the wheel when the accident occurred, a senior police officer said. Venkitaraman, also a Medical doctor and Fullbright Fellow, had recently returned to the state after completing higher studies abroad. He was accompanied by model-friend Wafa Firoze, the owner of the luxury car.

    The rashly driven car hit the stationary motorcycle of K Muhammed Basheer (35), Bureau Chief of Malayalam newspaper ‘Siraj’, at Museum road in the heart of the city as he was returning home from work. Parts of the motorbike and the car were strewn around and Basheer’s slippers and some articles were found metres away from the accident spot. Blood stains were seen on the road.

    According to police, a case has been registered under section IPC 279 (rash driving on a public way) and 304A (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) against the two accused. Eyewitnesses told television channels that the car overtook some autorickshaws and hit the motorcycle at a high speed.

    Due to the impact of the collision, Basheer was thrown off his bike, suffering serious injuries and died on the spot. Though Venkitaraman had earlier reportedly stated that his friend wad driving the car, the woman later in her statement told police categorically that it was the IAS officer who was behind the wheel at the time of the crash.

    “There were conflicting statements on who drove the car. We have now confirmed from independent witnesses that Sreeram Venkitaraman was driving the vehicle,” IGP and Thiruvananthapuram Police commissioner, Dhinendra Kashyap, told PTI. The blood samples and statement of the official has also been taken.

    Venkitaraman, who is also said to be injured, was admitted to a private hospital here. Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) has demanded a proper and truthful investigation in the case to bring the guilty to book.

    Transport Minister A K Saseendran said IAS officers should set an example for others by following rules and regulations strictly. Steps would be taken to cancel the driving license of the accused, he told reporters.

    Expressing deep shock and grief, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the media fraternity had lost a member who had a bright future. Leader of Opposition, Ramesh Chennithala and Devaswom Minister, Kadakkampally Surendran, were among those who expressed grief on the death of the journalist who leaves behind his wife and two children.

    The KUWJ has also shot off separate letters to Vijayan and DGP Loknath Behera, demanding an impartial and transparent probe into the incident and that culprits be booked.

    Iscea

    NE Reporter

    IAS OfficerK Muhammed BasheerKills JournalistPinarayi VijayanRamesh ChennithalaSreeram Venkitaraman

    more recommended stories

    • Massive ED Raids Target Anil Ambani in Multi-crore Money Laundering Probe

      NEW DELHI:In a major crackdown on.

    • Sea of Mourners Slows Down VS’s Final Journey to Alappuzha

      THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Thousands gathered along the roads in.

    • Vice President Poll Process to Begin Soon after Dhankhar’s Exit

      NEW DELHI:The Election Commission is likely.

    • Air India Flight Aborts Take-off at High Speed in Delhi; Aircraft Grounded

      NEW DELHI:A major mishap was averted.

    • Justice Yashwant Varma Moves SC Against In-house Panel report

      NEW DELHI:In a dramatic turn of.

    • Pilots Urge Centre to Induct More Experts for Probe into Air India Boeing Crash

      NEW DELHI:The Federation of Indian Pilots.

    • It’s a Crime, There Can be no Pardon for Nimisha Priya, Says Deceased’s Brother

      NEW DELHI:Abdelfattah Mehdi, brother of Talal.

    • Nimisha Priya Case: Last Minute Negotiations Bring Big Relief to Kerala Nurse in Yemen, Execution Deferred

      NEW DELHI:It was a race against.

    • From Space to Earth: Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla Back Home Safely

      NEW DELHI:Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who.

    • Hectic Last-Minute Talks Underway in Yemen to Save Kerala Nurse from Execution

      NEW DELHI/PALAKKAD:With just hours left for.

    Live Updates

    • India-UK Sign Landmark Free Trade Agreement
    • Pioneering Kerala Innovation Festival to Begin on July 25
    • Federal Bank Launches India’s First-Ever Biometric Authentication for Ecom Card Transactions
    • BJP Eyes Loyalist for Vice-President Post After Dhankhar’s Exit, Nitish Kumar Not in Race
    • Mid-air Fight Erupts on Flight After Passenger Calls Group of Women ‘Stupid’

    NewsExperts.in

    • മലയാളം
    • മലയാളം

    What’s New ?

    • India-UK Sign Landmark Free Trade Agreement
    • Pioneering Kerala Innovation Festival to Begin on July 25
    • Federal Bank Launches India’s First-Ever Biometric Authentication for Ecom Card Transactions
    • BJP Eyes Loyalist for Vice-President Post After Dhankhar’s Exit, Nitish Kumar Not in Race
    • Mid-air Fight Erupts on Flight After Passenger Calls Group of Women ‘Stupid’

    Newsexperts.in - powered by Klickevents Infosolutions (P) LTD