Thrissur(Kerala): The funeral rites of the deceased ETV Bharat's Kerala desk journalist Niveditha Sooraj (26) were concluded in her hometown in Thrissur on Sunday, a day after she was killed in a car accident in Hyderabad. The rites began at 10:30 am at her homestead Viruthiparambil house, in Iringalakuda in the Thrissur district.
A number of bereaved relatives, friends, and colleagues marked their presence at the funeral. ETV Bharat's Kerala State Head K Praveen Kumar and State President MV Vineetha from the Kerala Union of Working Journalists paid their respects.
Niveditha Sooraj died in a car accident in the Bhagyalatha area of Hayath Nagar on Saturday morning. She was hit and run over by a speeding car heading from LB Nagar towards Hayath Nagar while she was crossing the road to board her office bus at around 5 am. She was thrown off by the speeding car, which then ran over her, and injured another one of her colleagues Sonali Chawre.
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The car driver fled from the spot immediately after the accident. The police however were successful in tracing the car and arresting the driver. They have registered a case against the culprit.
Niveditha is survived by her parents Sooraj and Bindu, and her brother Sivaprasad. She was associated with ETV Bharat as a content editor since May 2021 and has also worked as a reporter for TV's Thrissur Bureau.
