– Drunken driver hits pedestrians sleeping on footpath in Nagpur
– Tragic incident in Nagpur as driver crashes into people on footpath.
Accident – Death – Obituary News :
In a heartbreaking incident near the Dighori toll plaza in Nagpur, a family belonging to the Bagadiya tribe of Rajasthan faced a horrific fate. The tragedy unfolded when a car carrying six friends, allegedly intoxicated after partying at a dhaba, drove onto the footpath where they were sleeping. The incident, which occurred shortly before midnight on Sunday, resulted in the loss of lives of a woman and a man, while 15 others sustained injuries.
The driver, Bhushan Lanjewar, a qualified fire engineer, was behind the wheel of a Hyundai Verna under the influence of alcohol. His companions, all engineering students or graduates, were identified as Vansh Zade, Sanmay Patrikar, Atharva Vanayat, Atharva Mogre, and Hrushikesh Choubey. They have been apprehended and charged under IPC Section 304 (II) for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, among other sections. The group has been remanded in police custody for two days, ending on June 19.
Eyewitnesses recounted the horrifying ordeal where Lanjewar allegedly drove the vehicle back and forth over the sleeping family while attempting to flee the scene. Kavita Bagadiya, who lost her husband, narrated the harrowing experience: “The car drove over us and reversed, crushing us again, before speeding away.”
The deceased victims were identified as Kantibai Bagadiya, 42, and Sitaram Bagadiya, 30. Seven of the injured individuals are in critical condition in a hospital, while eight others were discharged after receiving initial treatment. Among the wounded family members are Sitaram’s wife Kavita and their daughters – Haseena, 4, and Sakina, 2. Other injured family members include 10-year-old Bhusya, Kavita, 32, Parsanbai, 22, Parbai, 18, Balku, 8, Golu, 16, and Hanuman, 32.
Fortunately, some members of the Bagadiya community managed to escape unscathed as they were sleeping a short distance away. Two police officers narrowly avoided being hit by the speeding car while attempting to intercept it near the toll plaza.
Police Investigation and Legal Proceedings
Senior inspector Vijay Dighe of Wathoda police station confirmed that Lanjewar and his companions were under the influence of alcohol. Blood samples from all six individuals have been sent to the regional forensic science laboratory for further analysis.
According to police reports, the group of friends was celebrating Zade’s birthday and consuming alcohol at a dhaba in Hudkeshwar before embarking on a joyride on the outskirts of Nagpur. Inspector Dighe mentioned that the driver was traced using CCTV footage and the vehicle’s registration number. The car has been seized for inspection by RTO experts. However, the car owner, Saurabh Kadukar, has not been implicated in the case. “We requested a five-day police remand for the arrested individuals, but the court granted us only two days,” Dighe stated.
(With inputs from Times of India)
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