Ravi Teja's Brother Rams Lorry On ORR, Killed

Actor Ravi Teja's brother Bhupatiraju Bharath Raju died after his car crashed into a stationary lorry at Kotwalguda in Shamshabad mandal on the city outskirts late Saturday night.

Bharath's speeding red Skoda Octavia (TS09 EC 0799) crashed into the lorry at around 10 pm, and his entire body was mangled by the impact. In fact, the police could not even identify him till Sunday morning thanks to the face getting completely disfigured. He appeared to be driving at 145 kmph at the time of the accident. The front portion of the car was completely smashed.

Police later also recovered a bottle of Grey Goose vodka from the car.

The car was registered on Ravi Teja's mother Rajyalakshmi's name. Bharath was driving the car, and was alone. He was proceeding towards Gachibowli from Shamshabad on the Outer Ring Road.

Originally hailing from Kakinada and the first of Ravi Teja's two younger brothers, Bharath, 52, also acted in a few films, but was known more for controversies involving drugs and sex rackets.

Abstaining from attending the funeral of his brother, Ravi Teja said that he would not be able to bear the agony of seeing his brother's destroyed body. The popular actor broke down while speaking, and asked the media to understand his mental condition that was making him abstaining from attending the last rites. His family is also said to be in deep shock.

Ravi Teja's friends Uttej, Ali, Jeevitha Rajasekhar and Raghu Babu, and his family members, relatives and friends attended the funeral held at Mahaprasthanam on Sunday.