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BENGALURU: Police on Tuesday booked BJP MLA CT Ravi for allegedly ramming his SUV into a parked vehicle, killing two youths on the spot. "Our vehicle was thrown 20 feet away like a toy car. The accident took place on late Monday night around 70km from Bengaluru, police said.Kunigal police in Tumakuru district has booked Ravi who is a legislator from Chikkamagaluru on Tuesday.The accident triggered a lightning protest by locals who blamed CT Ravi of not respecting sentiments of families of the deceased - Shashi Gowda (28) and Sunil Gowda (27). Two friends of mine died on the spot and when questioned, the MLA's friends shouted at me," Chetan Kumar, a friend of the deceased, said.Kunigal police registered a case under IPC 304A (death due to rash and negligence drive).The locals blamed Ravi for the accident saying he was driving at a very high speed.However, Karnataka BJP media convenor S Shantharam has denied the charges and stated that the MLA was not driving the Land Rover and he doesn't have any drinking habit as alleged..