Narayana Son, Nishith Narayana

Andhra Pradesh Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister Dr P Narayana’s son Nishith and his friend Raja Ravi Varma who is son of businessman MM Krishna were killed in a road mishap at Jubilee hills, Hyderabad around 3:30am in the morning.

The duo while heading back home in a Benz SUV, crashed into a metro pillar at Jubliee check post. Based on the the preliminary investigation by the police, the car was being allegedly driven by Nishith at a high speed and apparently in an inebriated condition. Nishith died on the spot while Ravi Varma passed away on the way to the hospital. Apollo Hospitals declared the victims as brought dead. The bodies were shifted to Osmania for postmortem. Telangana Minister Harish Rao reached Apollo Hospital and consoled the family members.

Nishith(23) is one of the directors of Narayana Educational Institutions. Minister Narayana is currently touring in London and is on his way back India. The last rites will be performed in Nellore tomorrow.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu expressed condolences. Minister Nara Lokesh who is on tour in Delhi, is heading back to Hyderabad. He said “In deep anguish over the tragic death of Narayana Garu’s son Nishith in a road accident. We stand by his family in this hour of grief”.

Opposition Leader Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed heart-felt condolences to the bereaved families.

Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan visited Apollo Hospital and consoled Narayana’s family. Condolences are pouring in from ministers of both Telugu states.