{"id":2104261,"date":"2026-08-21T07:11:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2104261"},"modified":"2026-08-21T07:11:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:11:47","slug":"india-news-mps-son-booked-not-arrested-after-fatal-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2104261","title":{"rendered":"India news: MP&#8217;s son booked, not arrested after fatal crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78453255_6.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"s1sfzv1a sk6xmai\">\n<div class=\"content-area sa7l9jt s9mg977\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"sharing-icons-inline\" class=\"c75t7t0 hh5424a in-line closed\">\n<div class=\"copy-button-wrapper closed\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5JBEL<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"s4bcs45\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78453255_800.webp 50w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78453255_801.webp 129w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78453255_802.webp 352w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78453255_803.webp 575w\" media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 575px)\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/><figcaption class=\"c1oedowi m1ho1h07 lofg86o blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">According to the police report, Bharati Mukhi was crossing the road around 3 pm when she was hit by the speeding car allegedly driven by Lingamaneni Sanjush<small class=\"copyright c19ed66t icns9en idu7i8u lxmvniw m4xla6a rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">Image: Jwala Kotesh\/NurPhoto\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-live-blog-rich-text-overview\" id=\"live-blog-rich-text-overview\" class=\"c1800ln sq3xutt atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-live-blog-lingamaneni-hyderabad-aston-martin-crash\/live-78453085#post-live-blog-rich-text-overview\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj sngcpkw b16w0xvi\">Skip next section What you need to know<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"c2fyhwl ctymiyf content-block i1if36d6 i1ytahzz\">\n<h2 class=\"cp7bjxx lt5vbch pohyj9x m1u0isv1 b16w0xvi\">What you need to know<\/h2>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text t1fzgn0z l1evdo4u blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">\n<ul>\n<li>Lingamaneni Sanjush, son of a parliamentarian, has been booked for allegedly driving an Aston Martin that struck and killed a young woman in Hyderabad<\/li>\n<li>Sanjush is the son of Rajya Sabha member Lingamaneni Ramesh of the Jana Sena Party, which is part of the ruling alliance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Andhra Pradesh<\/li>\n<li>Shutdown in support of Sikh prisoners observed in Punjab<\/li>\n<li>CJP team assaulted while inspecting school &#8216;in a buffalo shed&#8217; in Rajasthan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Tired of missing our real-time updates? <\/em><a rel=\"noopener follow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dw.com\" title=\"External link \u2014 Click here to add us\">Click here to add us<\/a><em> as a Preferred Source on Google. Then tap the &#8220;Star&#8221; or &#8220;Preferred&#8221; to keep DW News at the top of your feed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"s1ogwy7c ev9ivjh\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-78456496\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-live-blog-lingamaneni-hyderabad-aston-martin-crash\/live-78453085#post-liveblog-post-78456496\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj sngcpkw b16w0xvi\">Skip next section Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman to visit India<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"t1i8qhb9 lofg86o blt0baw m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\"><span class=\"publication lofg86o blt0baw m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">08\/21\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">August 21, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l l1evdo4u p1y8x1v sngcpkw b16w0xvi\">Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman to visit India<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text t1fzgn0z l1evdo4u blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"76747429\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76747429_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"Tarique Rahman takes oath as prime minister in Dhaka\"><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is expected to visit India from August 23 to 25<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Munir Uz Zaman\/AFP<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bangladesh Prime Minister <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/bangladeshs-new-prime-minister-sworn-in-after-landslide-win\/a-76002477\">Tarique Rahman<\/a> is expected to visit India from August 23 to 25, <em>The Indian Express<\/em>\u00a0newspaper reported on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>This will be \u200chis first trip to the country since \u200ctaking office in \u200cFebruary.<\/p>\n<p>The governments across the border have been in talks for long for Rahman&#8217;s possible visit to India, as Bangladesh seeks good relations with its neighbor.<\/p>\n<p>The visit comes as the South Asian neighbors seek to mend ties strained by the 2024 ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose extradition <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/exiled-pm-sheikh-hasina-vows-return-to-bangladesh\/a-78258875\">Dhaka has sought from New Delhi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-bangladesh-presses-delhi-over-sheikh-hasina-speech\/live-78225515\">Hasina fled to India in 2024<\/a> after student-led protests ended her tenure as prime minister. In 2025, a Bangladeshi court convicted her in absentia of crimes against humanity for her role in the violent crackdown on protesters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5JC7M<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-78455886\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-live-blog-lingamaneni-hyderabad-aston-martin-crash\/live-78453085#post-liveblog-post-78455886\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj sngcpkw b16w0xvi\">Skip next section CJP team assaulted while inspecting school &#8216;in a buffalo shed&#8217; in Rajasthan<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"t1i8qhb9 lofg86o blt0baw m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\"><span class=\"publication lofg86o blt0baw m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">08\/21\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">August 21, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l l1evdo4u p1y8x1v sngcpkw b16w0xvi\">CJP team assaulted while inspecting school &#8216;in a buffalo shed&#8217; in Rajasthan<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text t1fzgn0z l1evdo4u blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">\n<p>Ashutosh Ranka, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/indias-cockroach-movement\/t-78052064\">co-convener of the Cockroach Janta Party<\/a>, posted a video on X on Friday showing a CJP team being assaulted in Rajasthan&#8217;s Rampura Kanwarpura village. He described the alleged attackers as &#8220;outsiders sent by the BJP\u00a0to kill CJP workers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Cockroach movement, after successfully <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-cockroaches-end-protest-after-education-minister-dharmendra-pradhan-resigns\/live-78108089\">campaigning for the resignation of India&#8217;s education minister<\/a> over exam irregularities, recently announced an accountability campaign targeting government schools.<\/p>\n<p>The CJP launched a nationwide campaign urging citizens to inspect government schools, document deficiencies and pressure local authorities to address basic infrastructure needs.<\/p>\n<p>It was during one such school inspection that the CJP team was allegedly attacked on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In his post, Ranka said: &#8220;For the past several years, the school in Rampura, Kanwarpura has been running in a buffalo shed. But when we arrived there for inspection, we were openly assaulted, pelted with stones. Car windows were smashed, stones were rained down on the team. Clothes were torn. Stones were thrown into tubes to attack the team. My clothes were torn.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ranka alleged that the incident took place under Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who, he claimed, &#8220;finds it acceptable for children to keep studying in a buffalo shed. But fixing the school? That&#8217;s not acceptable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ranka said he would not be deterred by the alleged &#8220;goons&#8221; and <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-cockroach-movement-takes-aim-at-government-schools\/a-78431291\">vowed to continue the CJP&#8217;s campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The school will be fixed, one way or another,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5JBxW<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-78454306\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-live-blog-lingamaneni-hyderabad-aston-martin-crash\/live-78453085#post-liveblog-post-78454306\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj sngcpkw b16w0xvi\">Skip next section Shutdown in support of Sikh prisoners observed in Punjab<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"t1i8qhb9 lofg86o blt0baw m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\"><span class=\"publication lofg86o blt0baw m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">08\/21\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">August 21, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l l1evdo4u p1y8x1v sngcpkw b16w0xvi\">Shutdown in support of Sikh prisoners observed in Punjab<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text t1fzgn0z l1evdo4u blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"78456244\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78456244_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"Protesters had said they will block highways and railway tracks and close commercial establishments\"><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">Protesters said they will block highways close commercial establishments<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Narinder Nanu\/AFP<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A seven-hour shutdown called by a group demanding the release of <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" title=\"External link \u2014 Sikh\" href=\"https:\/\/corporate.dw.com\/en\/sikhs-and-sikhism\/t-63687112\">Sikh<\/a> prisoners who have completed their sentences is being observed across Punjab on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The shutdown call by Qaumi Insaaf Morcha (QIM) was backed by religious, social, farmers&#8217; and employee organizations as well as Sikh political parties, is scheduled from 7 am to 2 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters had said they will block highways and railway tracks and close commercial establishments.<\/p>\n<p>In Moga district, police\u00a0deployed heavy security, while emergency services, ambulances and people travelling for weddings and funerals will be allowed to pass, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>QIM has also appealed to schools and colleges to remain closed. According to media reports, all private schools remained closed.<\/p>\n<p>QIM has been holding an indefinite sit-in at the Mohali-Chandigarh border since January 2023, demanding the release of Sikh prisoner still in prison despite completing their statutory sentences.<\/p>\n<p>On August 15, police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters after they attempted to march towards the Punjab governor&#8217;s residence, following which the shutdown was announced.<\/p>\n<p>Essential services, airport travel and examinations were exempt from the shutdown, reports said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5JBY2<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-78453199\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-live-blog-lingamaneni-hyderabad-aston-martin-crash\/live-78453085#post-liveblog-post-78453199\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj sngcpkw b16w0xvi\">Skip next section MP&#8217;s son booked after fatal Hyderabad crash, but not arrested<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"t1i8qhb9 lofg86o blt0baw m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\"><span class=\"publication lofg86o blt0baw m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">08\/21\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">August 21, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l l1evdo4u p1y8x1v sngcpkw b16w0xvi\">MP&#8217;s son booked after fatal Hyderabad crash, but not arrested<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text t1fzgn0z l1evdo4u blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">\n<p>The 21-year-old son of a parliamentarian has been booked for allegedly driving an Aston Martin that struck and killed a 26-year-old woman in Hyderabad, media reports said.<\/p>\n<p>Lingamaneni Sanjush allegedly hit a pedestrian while she was <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/why-are-indias-roads-so-deadly\/a-67454370\">crossing the road<\/a> in the Madhapur area of \u200b\u200bthe city on Sunday. She suffered severe head injuries and was taken to a hospital, where she was declared dead.<\/p>\n<p>Sanjush is the son of Rajya Sabha member Lingamaneni Ramesh of the Jana Sena Party, which is part of the ruling alliance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Andhra Pradesh.<\/p>\n<p>Police booked Sanjush for rash and negligent driving, an offense that carries a maximum sentence of five years. He has not been arrested because the police said the offense is bailable, and authorities have issued him a notice, reports said.<\/p>\n<p>The case is reminiscent of the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-how-pune-porsche-case-exposes-corruption-epidemic\/a-69594935\">2024 Pune Porsche case<\/a>, in which a 17-year-old driver allegedly under the influence of alcohol killed two people.<\/p>\n<p>The teenager was granted bail by the Juvenile Justice Board within hours of the crash and ordered, under other conditions, to write a 300-word essay on road accidents.<\/p>\n<p>The decision triggered widespread public outrage over what was seen as lenient treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The Pune case also led to allegations of attempts to cover up <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/indias-deadly-roads-trigger-calls-for-better-safety-standards\/a-63266351\">the accident<\/a>, including claims of efforts to influence the investigation and manipulate evidence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5JBGB<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-78453086\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-live-blog-lingamaneni-hyderabad-aston-martin-crash\/live-78453085#post-liveblog-post-78453086\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj sngcpkw b16w0xvi\">Skip next section Welcome to our coverage<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"t1i8qhb9 lofg86o blt0baw m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\"><span class=\"publication lofg86o blt0baw m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">08\/21\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">August 21, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l l1evdo4u p1y8x1v sngcpkw b16w0xvi\">Welcome to our coverage<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text t1fzgn0z l1evdo4u blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">\n<p>Hi! This is Shakeel from DW&#8217;s New Delhi Bureau bringing you the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-us-envoys-kashmir-remarks-reignite-pakistan-row\/live-78438645\">latest news from across India<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A case bearing a strong resemblance to the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-how-pune-porsche-case-exposes-corruption-epidemic\/a-69594935\">2024 Pune Porsche case<\/a> has emerged in the southern city of Hyderabad. The son of a city politician allegedly hit a woman with his Aston Martin, killing her.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in the northern state of Punjab, a statewide shutdown has been called to press for the release of Sikh prisoners who have completed their sentences.<\/p>\n<p>In another development, two commercial vessels carrying a total of 22 Indian nationals <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/piracy\/t-19112301\">have been hijacked<\/a> in separate incidents off the coasts of Yemen and Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>For all this and more, follow our live blog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5JBEM<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"h4zlaoh bp605kw center\">\n<div role=\"button\" data-tracking-name=\"show-more\" class=\"show-more-button s1va3u11 t1y9040i m7i2pic e3w9kkf b19vsmfu blt0baw cx4rgdt ih9bob8 disabled sngcpkw w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">Show more posts<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text t1fzgn0z l1evdo4u blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">\n<ul>\n<li>Lingamaneni Sanjush, son of a parliamentarian, has been booked for allegedly driving an Aston Martin that struck and killed a young woman in Hyderabad<\/li>\n<li>Sanjush is the son of Rajya Sabha member Lingamaneni Ramesh of the Jana Sena Party, which is part of the ruling alliance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Andhra Pradesh<\/li>\n<li>Shutdown in support of Sikh prisoners observed in Punjab<\/li>\n<li>CJP team assaulted while inspecting school &#8216;in a buffalo shed&#8217; in Rajasthan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Tired of missing our real-time updates? <\/em><a rel=\"noopener follow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dw.com\" title=\"External link \u2014 Click here to add us\">Click here to add us<\/a><em> as a Preferred Source on Google. Then tap the &#8220;Star&#8221; or &#8220;Preferred&#8221; to keep DW News at the top of your feed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Tired of missing our real-time updates? <\/em><a rel=\"noopener follow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dw.com\" title=\"External link \u2014 Click here to add us\">Click here to add us<\/a><em> as a Preferred Source on Google. Then tap the &#8220;Star&#8221; or &#8220;Preferred&#8221; to keep DW News at the top of your feed.<\/em><\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text t1fzgn0z l1evdo4u blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"76747429\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76747429_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"Tarique Rahman takes oath as prime minister in Dhaka\"><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is expected to visit India from August 23 to 25<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Munir Uz Zaman\/AFP<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bangladesh Prime Minister <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/bangladeshs-new-prime-minister-sworn-in-after-landslide-win\/a-76002477\">Tarique Rahman<\/a> is expected to visit India from August 23 to 25, <em>The Indian Express<\/em>\u00a0newspaper reported on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>This will be \u200chis first trip to the country since \u200ctaking office in \u200cFebruary.<\/p>\n<p>The governments across the border have been in talks for long for Rahman&#8217;s possible visit to India, as Bangladesh seeks good relations with its neighbor.<\/p>\n<p>The visit comes as the South Asian neighbors seek to mend ties strained by the 2024 ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose extradition <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/exiled-pm-sheikh-hasina-vows-return-to-bangladesh\/a-78258875\">Dhaka has sought from New Delhi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-bangladesh-presses-delhi-over-sheikh-hasina-speech\/live-78225515\">Hasina fled to India in 2024<\/a> after student-led protests ended her tenure as prime minister. In 2025, a Bangladeshi court convicted her in absentia of crimes against humanity for her role in the violent crackdown on protesters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bangladesh Prime Minister <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/bangladeshs-new-prime-minister-sworn-in-after-landslide-win\/a-76002477\">Tarique Rahman<\/a> is expected to visit India from August 23 to 25, <em>The Indian Express<\/em>\u00a0newspaper reported on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>This will be \u200chis first trip to the country since \u200ctaking office in \u200cFebruary.<\/p>\n<p>The governments across the border have been in talks for long for Rahman&#8217;s possible visit to India, as Bangladesh seeks good relations with its neighbor.<\/p>\n<p>The visit comes as the South Asian neighbors seek to mend ties strained by the 2024 ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose extradition <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/exiled-pm-sheikh-hasina-vows-return-to-bangladesh\/a-78258875\">Dhaka has sought from New Delhi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-bangladesh-presses-delhi-over-sheikh-hasina-speech\/live-78225515\">Hasina fled to India in 2024<\/a> after student-led protests ended her tenure as prime minister. In 2025, a Bangladeshi court convicted her in absentia of crimes against humanity for her role in the violent crackdown on protesters.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text t1fzgn0z l1evdo4u blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">\n<p>Ashutosh Ranka, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/indias-cockroach-movement\/t-78052064\">co-convener of the Cockroach Janta Party<\/a>, posted a video on X on Friday showing a CJP team being assaulted in Rajasthan&#8217;s Rampura Kanwarpura village. He described the alleged attackers as &#8220;outsiders sent by the BJP\u00a0to kill CJP workers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Cockroach movement, after successfully <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-cockroaches-end-protest-after-education-minister-dharmendra-pradhan-resigns\/live-78108089\">campaigning for the resignation of India&#8217;s education minister<\/a> over exam irregularities, recently announced an accountability campaign targeting government schools.<\/p>\n<p>The CJP launched a nationwide campaign urging citizens to inspect government schools, document deficiencies and pressure local authorities to address basic infrastructure needs.<\/p>\n<p>It was during one such school inspection that the CJP team was allegedly attacked on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In his post, Ranka said: &#8220;For the past several years, the school in Rampura, Kanwarpura has been running in a buffalo shed. But when we arrived there for inspection, we were openly assaulted, pelted with stones. Car windows were smashed, stones were rained down on the team. Clothes were torn. Stones were thrown into tubes to attack the team. My clothes were torn.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ranka alleged that the incident took place under Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who, he claimed, &#8220;finds it acceptable for children to keep studying in a buffalo shed. But fixing the school? That&#8217;s not acceptable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ranka said he would not be deterred by the alleged &#8220;goons&#8221; and <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-cockroach-movement-takes-aim-at-government-schools\/a-78431291\">vowed to continue the CJP&#8217;s campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The school will be fixed, one way or another,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ashutosh Ranka, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/indias-cockroach-movement\/t-78052064\">co-convener of the Cockroach Janta Party<\/a>, posted a video on X on Friday showing a CJP team being assaulted in Rajasthan&#8217;s Rampura Kanwarpura village. He described the alleged attackers as &#8220;outsiders sent by the BJP\u00a0to kill CJP workers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Cockroach movement, after successfully <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-cockroaches-end-protest-after-education-minister-dharmendra-pradhan-resigns\/live-78108089\">campaigning for the resignation of India&#8217;s education minister<\/a> over exam irregularities, recently announced an accountability campaign targeting government schools.<\/p>\n<p>The CJP launched a nationwide campaign urging citizens to inspect government schools, document deficiencies and pressure local authorities to address basic infrastructure needs.<\/p>\n<p>It was during one such school inspection that the CJP team was allegedly attacked on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In his post, Ranka said: &#8220;For the past several years, the school in Rampura, Kanwarpura has been running in a buffalo shed. But when we arrived there for inspection, we were openly assaulted, pelted with stones. Car windows were smashed, stones were rained down on the team. Clothes were torn. Stones were thrown into tubes to attack the team. My clothes were torn.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ranka alleged that the incident took place under Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who, he claimed, &#8220;finds it acceptable for children to keep studying in a buffalo shed. But fixing the school? That&#8217;s not acceptable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ranka said he would not be deterred by the alleged &#8220;goons&#8221; and <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-cockroach-movement-takes-aim-at-government-schools\/a-78431291\">vowed to continue the CJP&#8217;s campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The school will be fixed, one way or another,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text t1fzgn0z l1evdo4u blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"78456244\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78456244_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"Protesters had said they will block highways and railway tracks and close commercial establishments\"><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">Protesters said they will block highways close commercial establishments<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Narinder Nanu\/AFP<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A seven-hour shutdown called by a group demanding the release of <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" title=\"External link \u2014 Sikh\" href=\"https:\/\/corporate.dw.com\/en\/sikhs-and-sikhism\/t-63687112\">Sikh<\/a> prisoners who have completed their sentences is being observed across Punjab on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The shutdown call by Qaumi Insaaf Morcha (QIM) was backed by religious, social, farmers&#8217; and employee organizations as well as Sikh political parties, is scheduled from 7 am to 2 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters had said they will block highways and railway tracks and close commercial establishments.<\/p>\n<p>In Moga district, police\u00a0deployed heavy security, while emergency services, ambulances and people travelling for weddings and funerals will be allowed to pass, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>QIM has also appealed to schools and colleges to remain closed. According to media reports, all private schools remained closed.<\/p>\n<p>QIM has been holding an indefinite sit-in at the Mohali-Chandigarh border since January 2023, demanding the release of Sikh prisoner still in prison despite completing their statutory sentences.<\/p>\n<p>On August 15, police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters after they attempted to march towards the Punjab governor&#8217;s residence, following which the shutdown was announced.<\/p>\n<p>Essential services, airport travel and examinations were exempt from the shutdown, reports said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A seven-hour shutdown called by a group demanding the release of <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" title=\"External link \u2014 Sikh\" href=\"https:\/\/corporate.dw.com\/en\/sikhs-and-sikhism\/t-63687112\">Sikh<\/a> prisoners who have completed their sentences is being observed across Punjab on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The shutdown call by Qaumi Insaaf Morcha (QIM) was backed by religious, social, farmers&#8217; and employee organizations as well as Sikh political parties, is scheduled from 7 am to 2 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters had said they will block highways and railway tracks and close commercial establishments.<\/p>\n<p>In Moga district, police\u00a0deployed heavy security, while emergency services, ambulances and people travelling for weddings and funerals will be allowed to pass, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>QIM has also appealed to schools and colleges to remain closed. According to media reports, all private schools remained closed.<\/p>\n<p>QIM has been holding an indefinite sit-in at the Mohali-Chandigarh border since January 2023, demanding the release of Sikh prisoner still in prison despite completing their statutory sentences.<\/p>\n<p>On August 15, police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters after they attempted to march towards the Punjab governor&#8217;s residence, following which the shutdown was announced.<\/p>\n<p>Essential services, airport travel and examinations were exempt from the shutdown, reports said.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text t1fzgn0z l1evdo4u blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">\n<p>The 21-year-old son of a parliamentarian has been booked for allegedly driving an Aston Martin that struck and killed a 26-year-old woman in Hyderabad, media reports said.<\/p>\n<p>Lingamaneni Sanjush allegedly hit a pedestrian while she was <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/why-are-indias-roads-so-deadly\/a-67454370\">crossing the road<\/a> in the Madhapur area of \u200b\u200bthe city on Sunday. She suffered severe head injuries and was taken to a hospital, where she was declared dead.<\/p>\n<p>Sanjush is the son of Rajya Sabha member Lingamaneni Ramesh of the Jana Sena Party, which is part of the ruling alliance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Andhra Pradesh.<\/p>\n<p>Police booked Sanjush for rash and negligent driving, an offense that carries a maximum sentence of five years. He has not been arrested because the police said the offense is bailable, and authorities have issued him a notice, reports said.<\/p>\n<p>The case is reminiscent of the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-how-pune-porsche-case-exposes-corruption-epidemic\/a-69594935\">2024 Pune Porsche case<\/a>, in which a 17-year-old driver allegedly under the influence of alcohol killed two people.<\/p>\n<p>The teenager was granted bail by the Juvenile Justice Board within hours of the crash and ordered, under other conditions, to write a 300-word essay on road accidents.<\/p>\n<p>The decision triggered widespread public outrage over what was seen as lenient treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The Pune case also led to allegations of attempts to cover up <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/indias-deadly-roads-trigger-calls-for-better-safety-standards\/a-63266351\">the accident<\/a>, including claims of efforts to influence the investigation and manipulate evidence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 21-year-old son of a parliamentarian has been booked for allegedly driving an Aston Martin that struck and killed a 26-year-old woman in Hyderabad, media reports said.<\/p>\n<p>Lingamaneni Sanjush allegedly hit a pedestrian while she was <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/why-are-indias-roads-so-deadly\/a-67454370\">crossing the road<\/a> in the Madhapur area of \u200b\u200bthe city on Sunday. She suffered severe head injuries and was taken to a hospital, where she was declared dead.<\/p>\n<p>Sanjush is the son of Rajya Sabha member Lingamaneni Ramesh of the Jana Sena Party, which is part of the ruling alliance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Andhra Pradesh.<\/p>\n<p>Police booked Sanjush for rash and negligent driving, an offense that carries a maximum sentence of five years. He has not been arrested because the police said the offense is bailable, and authorities have issued him a notice, reports said.<\/p>\n<p>The case is reminiscent of the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-how-pune-porsche-case-exposes-corruption-epidemic\/a-69594935\">2024 Pune Porsche case<\/a>, in which a 17-year-old driver allegedly under the influence of alcohol killed two people.<\/p>\n<p>The teenager was granted bail by the Juvenile Justice Board within hours of the crash and ordered, under other conditions, to write a 300-word essay on road accidents.<\/p>\n<p>The decision triggered widespread public outrage over what was seen as lenient treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The Pune case also led to allegations of attempts to cover up <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/indias-deadly-roads-trigger-calls-for-better-safety-standards\/a-63266351\">the accident<\/a>, including claims of efforts to influence the investigation and manipulate evidence.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text t1fzgn0z l1evdo4u blt0baw rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b16w0xvi\">\n<p>Hi! This is Shakeel from DW&#8217;s New Delhi Bureau bringing you the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-us-envoys-kashmir-remarks-reignite-pakistan-row\/live-78438645\">latest news from across India<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A case bearing a strong resemblance to the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-how-pune-porsche-case-exposes-corruption-epidemic\/a-69594935\">2024 Pune Porsche case<\/a> has emerged in the southern city of Hyderabad. The son of a city politician allegedly hit a woman with his Aston Martin, killing her.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in the northern state of Punjab, a statewide shutdown has been called to press for the release of Sikh prisoners who have completed their sentences.<\/p>\n<p>In another development, two commercial vessels carrying a total of 22 Indian nationals <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/piracy\/t-19112301\">have been hijacked<\/a> in separate incidents off the coasts of Yemen and Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>For all this and more, follow our live blog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hi! This is Shakeel from DW&#8217;s New Delhi Bureau bringing you the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-us-envoys-kashmir-remarks-reignite-pakistan-row\/live-78438645\">latest news from across India<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A case bearing a strong resemblance to the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-how-pune-porsche-case-exposes-corruption-epidemic\/a-69594935\">2024 Pune Porsche case<\/a> has emerged in the southern city of Hyderabad. The son of a city politician allegedly hit a woman with his Aston Martin, killing her.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in the northern state of Punjab, a statewide shutdown has been called to press for the release of Sikh prisoners who have completed their sentences.<\/p>\n<p>In another development, two commercial vessels carrying a total of 22 Indian nationals <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/piracy\/t-19112301\">have been hijacked<\/a> in separate incidents off the coasts of Yemen and Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>For all this and more, follow our live blog.<\/p>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-live-blog-lingamaneni-hyderabad-aston-martin-crash\/live-78453085&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/78453255_6.jpg&#8221;] https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5JBEL According to the police report, Bharati Mukhi was crossing the road around 3 pm when she was hit by the speeding car allegedly driven by Lingamaneni SanjushImage: Jwala Kotesh\/NurPhoto\/picture alliance Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Lingamaneni Sanjush, son of a parliamentarian, has been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,74],"class_list":["post-2104261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-dw-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2104261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104261\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2104261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2104261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2104261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}