Patrol vehicles in Chennai to dismantle illegal hoardings

Chennai traffic police Sunday named former AIADMK councillor C Jayagopal in an FIR in connection with the death of 23-year-old Subhasri Ravi who was crushed to death after a hoarding erected on a divider fell on her. Jayagopal was admitted at a private hospital on Saturday following complains of chest pain.

The incident occurred on September 12 after an illegal hoarding erected on a road near Kamakshi hospital in Pallikaranai fell on Subhasri who was riding a two-wheeler. Subhasri lost her balance and was crushed to death by a water tanker.

Subhasri had been working as a techie with a private firm and was suppose to go to Canada to pursue higher education in a few months.