Kollam, Sep 16 (PTI) A 47-year-old woman was killed after the scooter on which she was riding pillion met with an accident involving a car at Sasthamcotta near here, police said on Monday.
The accused driver Ajmal (27), who went absconding, was taken into custody from the district on Monday morning, police said.
According to the FIR, the incident happened at 4.30 pm on Sunday at Annorkkavu junction near Sasthamcotta.
Locals alleged that the accused, after hitting the scooter, in a bid to escape, ran over the deceased, Kunju Mol. The CCTV visuals which were aired by TV channels showed the car running over a woman after the accident.
Police have registered a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 281 (rash and negligent driving), 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 125 (a) (Rash or negligent acts that put human life or personal safety at risk), 125 (b) (grievous hurt) and relevant sections of the Motor Vehicle Act.
Mol was riding pillion with her relative Fousiya, who was also injured in the accident.
The co-passenger in the car, a Thiruvananthapuram native female doctor, was taken into custody by police on Sunday.
Locals alleged that the passengers in the car were in an inebriated state.
Police said the arrest would be recorded soon.
Meanwhile, the State Human Rights Commission took note of the incident and registered a case based on media reports.
The panel sought a report from the District Police Chief within two weeks.