One dead in road accident; yoga instructor arrested, released on bail

“He was rushed to the hospital by Khubchandani in her vehicle, where doctors declared him dead,” said a police officer. Singh’s substandard helmet failed to prevent grievous injuries, the officer noted.

Based on a complaint filed by Singh’s cousin, Satendra Surendra Singh, Khubchandani was arrested under Section 304-A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code.

Subsequently, she was released on bail, given the nature of the charges against her. “From the CCTV footage of the incident, it appears there was no negligence on the part of the car driver, and the biker collided with her car at high speed,” another officer stated.

The deceased Singh, an idli batter vendor, was en route to deliver idli batter to a customer at the time of the accident. He was the primary breadwinner for his family which lives in Maharajganj district in Uttar Pradesh, where his elderly parents and siblings live. “His family is shocked and deeply disturbed by this tragic incident. We are arranging to send his body to his family in UP for his last rites,” Singh said.

Fatalities in separate accidents

Two more fatalities occurred in separate road accidents in the city over the weekend.

As per Powai police, scooty rider Atul Kharose succumbed after being struck by a speeding dumper (MH03-EZ-1959) from behind at Powai Plaza junction on JVLR Road in Powai. Kharose, a resident of Kanjurmarg, was pronounced dead at Rajawadi Hospital. Dumper driver Ramzan Nadaf, 33, from Sakinaka, was arrested on charges of causing death by negligence following a complaint from Kharose’s wife.

In another incident, Lavkush Yadav, 29, lost his life when his two-wheeler was hit by a speeding tempo on the south-bound stretch of Pantnagar flyover on Eastern Express Highway. Yadav was declared dead at Rajawadi Hospital. The tempo driver, Baliram Yadav, 26, fled the scene initially but was later apprehended by Vikhroli police.