2 killed as ‘speeding’ car rams into people in Bhavnagar; PCR call by cop leads to son’s arrest
The accused, Harshrajsinh Gohil, has been arrested and placed in police custody. Police said he was allegedly speeding at the time of the accident
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Officers said the car was driven by Harshrajsinh Gohil, son of Aniruddhsinh Gohil, Assistant Sub-Inspector, Local Crime Branch, Bhavnagar. (Screengrab from video)The Police Control Room in Bhavnagar received a call by an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), posted at the Local Crime Branch in the city, on Thursday evening. The alleged crime that he had called to report, though, pertained to his own son.
The ASI told the officer at the control room that his 20-year-old son had called and informed him that his car had rammed into a few pedestrians and a two-wheeler in the Kaliyabid area. The ASI also shared the information with the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) and the inspector stationed at the police station concerned.
A police team was rushed to the spot and an ambulance was pressed into service.
However, two people – a 30-year-old man and an elderly woman – succumbed to their injuries. Two other people were injured in the accident.
The accused, Harshrajsinh Gohil, has been arrested and placed in police custody. Police said he was allegedly speeding at the time of the accident.
The incident occurred around 4.30 pm between Bhagwati Circle and Shakti Mataji Temple in the city’s Kaliyabid area, the police said.
According to the police, Bhargav Bhatti, who works at a private company, was standing on the roadside with his friend when the car hit him. Three others, including two women, were admitted to Sir T General Hospital with serious injuries.
One of them, 65-year-old Champa Vachhani, died during treatment.
Officers said Harshrajsinh is the son of Aniruddhsinh Gohil, an ASI.
On Saturday, police took Harshrajsinh to the crime scene to carry out a reconstruction of the incident, officers said.
In a video statement, R R Singhal, DySP, Bhavnagar City, said, “Eyewitnesses said the driver of the car drove recklessly and at a (high) speed when he hit the people. The inspector of Nilambaug police station has spoken to the family members of the deceased and will be taking their complaint in the matter.”
DySP Singhal told The Indian Express, “The driver of the vehicle called his father, who works with the Bhavnagar police, and informed him of the accident. It was only due to this early information by his father to the control room, to myself and to the Nilambaug police inspector that an ambulance was alerted at the earliest and the injured people received treatment immediately.”
The DySP said the Nilambaug police initially filed a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 106(a) (causing death by negligence). “However, after obtaining CCTV footage of the incident, we asked the court to include additional sections, including 106 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), which is a non-bailable offence and entails a minimum punishment of seven years,” he added.
Harshrajsinh remains in police custody as the investigation is underway.
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