The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has found no foul play in the death of violinist Balabhaskar. He had died in a car accident here on September 2018.
In a charge sheet filed in the CBI special court here, the agency has sought to put to rest the countless conspiracy theories that had sprang up in the wake of the popular musician’s tragic and untimely death.
The CBI found that rash and negligent driving by the chauffeur, Arjun Narayan, had caused the accident.
The driver possibly nodded off, causing the car to veer to the extreme of the carriageway near Pallippuram. The vehicle, which was accelerating well above the legal speed limit, rammed a tree abutting the road.
The crash occurred at the fag end of what was a long night drive from Thrissur. Balabhaskar’s two-year-old daughter, Tejaswini Bala, died on the spot. The musician died days later at the hospital.
Balabhaskar’s wife Lakshmi and car driver, Arjun, had sustained severe injuries in the incident and were…