Ivory found in car damaged in accident in Chennai

CHENNAI: An accident at Egmore on Thursday night has led to the discovery of eight pieces of ivory and a deer horn, whose sale is banned, from a Tata Nano.
It was among a Mercedes Benz, an autorickshaw and three bikes involved in the incident and is owned by Wilson, a businessman now at Government Royapettah Hospital (GRH).
Around 11pm, police said, the Mercedes (TN 09 BL 6105) with S V Radhakrishnan, 57, at the wheel, slammed into three bikes, hit an auto and rammed the Nano before hitting a median on Casa Major Road and coming to a halt.A CCTV camera at a showroom at the spot caught the whole episode.
A team of the Anna Square traffic investigating wing arrived and took Radhakrishnan, a lawyer practising at the Madras high court, to the Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital. Radhakrishnan, who told police he was returning from a party thrown by a friend at YMCA, Nandanam, was booked for driving under the influence of alcohol. He escaped with minor injuries thanks to the airbags in the car.
Egmore resident Wilson suffered multiple fractures on a leg and his two daughters and their friend escaped with minor injuries. Three people in the autorickshaw and two of the three bike riders were also injured. A team led by Egmore inspector J Chellapa began inquiries. A team of forest officials led by range officer Murugadoss took the banned products to the forest office in Velachery.