- A 24-year-old woman named Sheikh Asifa died in a road accident in Guntur district
- Asifa was the daughter of Vijayawada Traffic Deputy Commissioner of Police Shireen Begum
- The car carrying Asifa and four friends was hit by a lorry while traveling to Suryalanka
A 24-year-old woman was killed in a road accident near the Etukuru Bypass in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district on Sunday, police said.
The victim, Sheikh Asifa, was the daughter of Vijayawada Traffic Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Shireen Begum.
Officials said Asifa was travelling with four friends in a Mahindra XUV500 from Vijayawada towards Suryalanka when the SUV was hit by a lorry.
Asifa succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment, while the other occupants were admitted to hospital.
The incident has left the family devasted. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the accident.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Director General of Police Harish Gupta and several senior officials expressed grief over Asifa's death.
In a post on X, the Chief Minister conveyed his condolences to DCP Shireen Begum and her family.
రోడ్డు ప్రమాదంలో విజయవాడ ట్రాఫిక్ డీసీపీ షరీన్ బేగం కుమార్తె ఎండీ అఫిఫా మృతి చెందడం దిగ్భ్రాంతికి గురిచేసింది. ఆమె కుటుంబ సభ్యులకు నా ప్రగాఢ సానుభూతిని తెలియజేస్తున్నాను. ఎంతో భవిష్యత్ ఉన్న అఫిఫా 24 ఏళ్ల చిన్న వయస్సులో రోడ్ ప్రమాదం బారిన పడి అందరికీ దూరమవడం బాధాకరం. ఎండీ అఫిఫా…
— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) August 10, 2026
"It is heartbreaking that Asifa, who was full of life, died in a tragic road accident at the young age of 24," he said.
