Emotional farewell to medico killed in A.P. road rage incident

The village of Eklaspur in Jogulamba Gadwal district poured out of their homes as the funeral cortege of Dr Kanike Priyanka was taken to the cremation ground. Dr. Priyanka’s body was handed over to her family after a post-mortem at the Gandhi Hospital, and later shifted to her native village in Jogulamba Gadwal district, where her last rites were performed amidst an outpouring of grief by the family and friends.A senior Health official said the postmortem was completed at around 11.30 a.m., following which the body was handed over to the family.Dr Priyanka was pursuing MD in Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology (DVL) at GSL Medical College in Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh. She and a friend were travelling on a two-wheeler on August 3 when their vehicle was rammed by a car allegedly d