According to police, the accused continued driving even after realising that the man was trapped beneath his car. He eventually stopped, left the seriously injured man by the roadside and fled without arranging medical assistance.Man arrested in Kerala for killing a homeless man Kollam,Nov 15, 2026 15:04 ISTA homeless elderly man died after being hit by a car and dragged for nearly two kilometres in Kerala's Kollam district on Friday night.
The driver, identified as Shajahan, was arrested on Saturday and charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder.The incident took place in Karunagappally. According to police, Shajahan continued driving even after realising that the man was trapped beneath his car.
He eventually stopped, left the seriously injured man by the roadside and fled without arranging medical assistance, police told news agency Press Trust of India.Residents took the man to Alappuzha Medical College Hospital, where he later died.Shajahan, a native of Kadathur who runs a shop in the area, told police that he was unaware that the man was trapped beneath his vehicle and being dragged. Investigators, however, said he had continued driving for nearly two kilometres after the collision without stopping to check on the man.
Police initially registered a case of accidental death. However, after examining CCTV footage from several locations and tracing the car to Shajahan, they invoked Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deals with culpable homicide not amounting to murder.Meanwhile, the identity of the deceased remains unknown.
Police believe he was homeless and used to seek alms near the Oachira temple and surrounding areas. Photographs of the man have been circulated on social media to help establish his identity, officials said. - Ends