Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue: 4

Body beside Turtled Auto: Accident or Homicide

  • Author:
  • G.S.R.K.G. Ranga Rao, Surendar Jakkam, G.K.V. Prasad
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 428 to 431

Department of Forensic Medicine, KIMS & RF, Amalapuram, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh-533201

*Corresponding Author: E-mail: surenderjakkam@gmail.com

Online published on 2 December, 2014.

Abstract

A 27 years old male auto driver's body was brought to the mortuary of Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, by police people along with required documents, for the postmortem examination U/S 174 Cr.P.C. on 26th October 2012. Post-mortem examination conducted on the same day at 11:00am. As per inquest His body was recovered from a drain at road margin, a beer bottle also present nearer to the body in the same drain, and his auto turtled at the road edge. During the postmortem examination externally no struggle marks and no defence wounds were found, but the injuries which were found on the body externally and internally are unusual in accident. After thorough investigation it was found that it is a case of homicidal death without any struggle marks and defence wounds because person was under influence of alcohol, which impairs the ability of protection from others.

Keywords

Auto driver, Alcohol, Injuries, Accident, Homicide