A sports utility vehicle, driven by a woman allegedly in an inebriated state, mowed down a sleeping 24-year-old labourer besides injuring four of his relatives in the wee hours of March 12, police said on Wednesday.
Police said the car dragged the man to some distance before coming to a halt after ramming into a building wall.
The woman escaped while Ravi, a realtor, who was in the SUV, was caught by locals.
Police are trying to trace the woman who was allegedly drunk, DCP (Traffic East) B A Muttanna said.
The deceased has been identified as Nagaraj, a native of Kirubagere village in Raichur, who was working as a construction labourer.
The victims were sleeping on the pavement since there was not enough space in the shed they were staying in.
Preliminary investigation revealed Ravi and the woman were returning home after attending a friend's birthday bash at a restaurant in Kammanahalli, police said.
Cases under IPC Sections including 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 304A (causing death by negligence) have been registered.