A 35-year-old tech professional is presumed dead after being thrown into the Yamuna River during a high-speed collision on New Delhi's Kalindi Kunj bridge on Friday night. During the incident, his wife and a 10-month-old daughter were injured, police said on Sunday.
According to a report by Indian Express, police stated that Mohammad Shami, from Haldwani in Uttarakhand, was returning with his family to Abul Fazal Enclave near Shaheen Bagh after visiting relatives in Noida when a speeding car struck their motorcycle from behind around 8:30 p.m.
The collision forcefully threw Shami over the bridge’s guardrail into the river, while his wife, Arshi Rafiq, 30, and their daughter suffered spinal and leg fractures, respectively. Currently, they are under treatment.
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Since Friday night, a search operation with police, divers, and a boat club rescue team has been underway to find Shami, a police officer said, adding that the car driver may have been under the influence of alcohol.
“An FIR was registered against the car driver under sections 281 and 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at the Kalindi Kunj police station. He has been identified and efforts are underway to nab him,” the police officer added.
Mumbai Man Dies By Jumping Off Atal Setu Bridge
In a separate incident, a 38-year-old engineer from Mumbai jumped off the Atal Setu bridge on Wednesday afternoon (July 24). The entire incident was captured on CCTV, which showed the man stopping his Tata Nexon on the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link and attempting suicide by getting on top of the railing and jumping to death.
The man has been identified a K Shrinivas, an engineer and a resident of Dombivili, news agency PTI reported.
His family members claimed that he had been struggling to make ends meet. They suspect that the financial issues were the reason behind his drastic step, the report said. He left his residence at around 11:30 PM previous night.