3 min readNoidaDec 19, 2023 03:50 AM IST
First published on: Dec 18, 2023 at 04:55 AM IST
A day after a 22-year-old woman died in an accident with a crane, police have learnt that the driver of the tow vehicle had pushed her off following an argument, Gautam Buddha Nagar police said Sunday.
Police said the deceased, Divyanshi Sharma, a resident of Nirankari Colony in GTB Nagar, Delhi, had called a crane to tow her Honda Amaze car away after a breakdown. However, while on the way, the side mirror of the car broke after brushing against an auto. This led to an argument between the crane driver, Vikas Bhati, a resident of Dadri, and the woman, an engineering student.
“As the crane reached near Expo Mart roundabout, the car it was towing brushed against an auto, leading to damage to the side mirror. This led to an arugment, with Divyanshi insisting that the crane driver pay for the damages and drop her and her three friends to a service center in Delhi. As the argument escalated, Bhati asked the group to get down and moved ahead with his vehicle,” said Ashok Kumar, Additional DCP, Greater Noida.
He further said, “Divyanshi ran behind the crane and Bhati pushed her down angrily. Divyanshi caught hold of the crane and got dragged for a few meters. Due to this, she suffered serious injuries and died during treatment.”
Kumar said the accused has been arrested and is being produced before the court for remand. An FIR under IPC sections 304 (Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 279 (Rash driving or riding on a public way) has been registered at the Knowledge Park Police Station.
Divyanshi Sharma was a student at a private university in Greater Noida.
An eyewitness to the incident said that the accused was driving the crane in a rash manner and thus hit the car against the autorickshaw.
“The autorickshaw driver also confronted him, but he (the crane driver) outrightly denied any fault on his part. He was leaving us in the middle of nowhere and we requested him to at least drop us at the nearest service centre, where the car could be repaired. But he did not listen. Later, Divyanshi realised that her car’s keys were still with the tow driver and she ran towards the crane to get them back. He did not care to stop… she fell (off the crane), hitting her head on the road,” said a friend of the deceased.
The accused has been arrested and is being produced before the court for remand. (Express File Photo) 
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