Indore BMW Hit-And-Run: Driver Was In Rush To Deliver Birthday Cake To Friend
The BMW driver was arrested and charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Indore Hit-And-Run: The man who was behind the wheels of the BMW that killed two women in Madhya Pradesh's Indore drove in wrong direction as he was in rush to deliver a birthday cake to a friend, as per initial investigation.
The accused, Gajendra Pratap Singh, works at a BPO in Indore and had brought the car second-hand some time back. The man had run from the scene after the accident in Indore's Khajarana area on Sunday, but he was caught later.
STORY | Two women killed as BMW car hits scooter in Indore
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The impact of the accident was such that the women on a scooter flung several feet high in the air after they were smashed by the car. The women, Lakshmi Tomar (24) and Diksha Jadon (25), were returning home on their scooter after participating in a Ganesh temple fair. Both the women suffered serious injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital, where they died.
इंदौर: खजराना थाना क्षेत्र में टाइटन शोरूम के पास गलत दिशा से आरही BMW कार ने स्कूटी सवार दो महिलाओं को टक्कर मारी, जिनकी इलाज के दौरान मृत्यु हो गई। पुलिस द्वारा आरोपी को गिरफ्तार कर बीएनएस धारा 105 के तहत गैर इरादतन हत्या का मामला दर्ज कर आरोपी को जेल भेजा गया।
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Lakshmi, who was from Gwalior and worked in Indore, was the only earning member after her father died last year, while the other victim, Diksha worked in an Indore-based public sector bank. "After receiving news of the accident, Lakshmi's entire family has left for Indore," the police said.
#WATCH | Indore, Madhya Pradesh: Manoj Singh Sendhav, SHO Khajarana says, "Yesterday at around 11:30 pm, a four-wheeler hit a scooter in which two girls have lost their lives. The four-wheeler driver has been arrested and a case has been registered against the accused..." pic.twitter.com/kIFRD2APUe
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A case was registered against the driver under the Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.
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