East Godavari Superintendent of Police D. Narasimha Kishore said on Sunday that the police would file a petition before the court seeking the custody of Suravarapu Daswanth and Andrew Joseph Edwards for further investigation into the death of medico Karake Priyanka.

On August 7, the two accused were remanded in judicial custody till August 21 for allegedly hitting Dr. Priyanka with a car in an inebriated condition at a mall in Rajamahendravaram on August 3.

The accused allegedly hit Dr. Priyanka twice with the car before running over her while she was riding pillion on a two-wheeler. She was declared brain dead at G.S.L. Hospital in Rajamahendravaram on the same day and died on August 7 at a private hospital in Secunderabad, according to the G.S.L. Hospital management.

A native of Kurnool district, Dr. Priyanka had enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) course at G.S.L. Medical College, Rajamahendravaram, in February 2026.

Speaking to reporters at a press conference here on Sunday, Mr. Narasimha Kishore said the police would seek the custody of the two accused for further investigation. “As per the preliminary probe, Dr. Priyanka and the accused were not known to each other,” he said.

Daswanth, who was driving the car that hit Dr. Priyanka, holds an engineering degree and was preparing to go abroad, while Edwards operates lorries on hire, the SP said.

“The case was registered under the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder as of August 9. The charges will be altered based on the findings of the further investigation,” Mr. Narasimha Kishore said.

Published - August 09, 2026 08:34 pm IST