T'puram: The police registered the arrest of IAS office Sriram Venkitaraman, accused of a fatal car accident that killed senior journalist KM Basheer in Thiruvananthapuram in the early hours of Saturday. The Museum police station registered the arrest of the accused in the hospital where he is under treatment. He is charged with non-bailable offence. The in-camera statement of Wafa Firoz, who accompanied the IAS officer at the time of the crash, has been recorded. The IAS officer was allegedly drunk and drove the overspeeding car that killed the bureau-chief of Siraj, a Malayalam daily. . #MalayalamNews #MalayalamLatestNews #KeralaNews Connect with Mathrubhumi News: Visit Mathrubhumi News's Website: http://www.mathrubhumi.com/tv/ Find Mathrubhumi News on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/mbnewsin/ ----------------------------------------------------- Mathrubhumi News (മലയാളം: മാതൃഭൂമി ന്യൂസ്) is a 24-hour Malayalam television news channel and is one of Kerala's most viewed TV channels. Owing to its varied presentation style and reliable content, Mathrubhumi News has become the fastest growing news channel in Kerala. More than just a news channel, Mathrubhumi News features a host of programmes that relate to various aspects of life in Kerala. Some of the frontline shows of the channel include: Super Prime Time, the No.1 prime time show in Kerala, the woman-centric news programme She News and Nalla Vartha a news program that focuses on positive news. Mathrubhumi News is an initiative by The Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd. Mathrubhumi News. All rights reserved ©.