The lower court ruled there was no evidence to prove the officer was drunk at the time of the accident on August 3, 2019, that claimed the life of a young journalist. The court in Thiruvananthapuram in October this year dropped culpable homicide charges against both but maintained that other charges under sections 304 A (causing death by negligence) and 279 (rash driving ) of the IPC and section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act (reckless driving) will stay.