DU girl dies after drunk Uber driver rams into a truck in Noida

September 28, 2016

New Delhi, Sep 28: Four Delhi University students were severely injured in an accident where an Uber cab rammed into a truck parked near Sector 16A in the wee hours of Friday, September 23.

dugirlKaayum Pegu, a 20-year-old Delhi University student pursuing English Honours at Miranda House college, was one of the four students inside the Uber cab, driven by a drunk driver. Kaayum succumbed to her injuries and died today.

On September 24, a Facebook post made by Kaayum's brother Rikesh Pegu seeking O positive blood donors for his sister had gone viral with over 18,000 shares.

A report in the news media say that the driver was arrested the same day, produced in court but released on bail. said Amarnath Yadav, Sector 20 station house officer, "An FIR of rash and negligent driving was registered against the driver who was later identified as Viresh."

The other three students injured in the accident are Tanuz Kalita of SGTB Khalsa College, Siddharth Pathak of Swami Shraddhanand College and Akshara Badola of Mata Sundari College.

The four friends were returning from Greater Noida after attending a birthday party. "The cab driver was smoking inside the car. He rammed a stationary vehicle at 3 AM. All of us were injured, but the driver escaped with minor injuries. Instead of calling for help, he abandoned the car and fled the spot," said Kalita, who was discharged after initial treatment. Pathak and Badola are still in the hospital, but are out of danger.

Ruchita Machal, an Assistant Professor at University of Delhi posted "Kaayum is no longer with us" on her Facebook profile, and sought action from Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal against the Uber driver.

The report quotes Pathak as saying, "Pegu sat in the middle of the backseat and was thrown off the seat and hit the windshield and the dashboard, under the accident's impact."

A friend of Pegu said that Uber is not taking any responsibility for the incident and have left Pegu and family at 'the mercy of the cab driver's insurance'.

"We are pained to learn about the accident and are closely engaged with the victims' families to provide all assistance," said an Uber spokesperson as per the report.

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July 21,2020

Nagpur, July 21: In a shocking incident, an 11-year-old boy allegedly killed self in Maharashtra's Nagpur city after being reprimanded by his mother for buying a samosa, police said on Tuesday.

Veeru Natthu Sahu was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his home in Ganga Nagar in Gittikhadan area on Sunday night, an official said.

The deceased boy's family was struggling to make ends meet after their small business was hit because of the coronavirus-induced lockdown, he said.

The Class 7 student had taken Rs 10 from home without asking his mother and bought a samosa, which was then eaten by his elder brother, the official said.

The boy's mother scolded him for taking money without her permission and asked him to get the snack for himself, following which the distraught minor allegedly went into the kitchen and hanged himself using a saree, he said.

The Gittikhadan police have registered a case of accidental death in this regard, the official added.

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April 9,2020

Gonda, Apr 9: A man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his room as he was missing his wife stuck at her parents' place due to the lockdown, police said.

The incident took place in Radha Kund locality here on Wednesday, they said, adding the deceased has been identified as Rakesh Soni, 32.

As per information, Soni's wife had gone to her parents' place and was stuck there due to the lockdown and he was missing her due to which he committed suicide, Inspector Alok Rao said.

A probe is on in the mater, he said.

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January 28,2020

Nagpur, Jan 28: A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped and an iron rod was inserted in her private parts by a man in the Pardi area here, police said on Monday.

The gruesome incident took place on January 21 and the accused, Yogilal Rahangdale (52), was arrested from Gondia district, they said.

The accused was working as a supervisor in a spinning mill where the woman was employed as a labourer, the police said.

The woman, her brother, the accused and another girl lived in rented accommodations in Pardi.

Inspector Sunil Chavan of the Pardi police station said that the woman's brother and her female friend had gone to their village on January 21 for some work.

As the woman was alone at home, Rahangdale attempted to rape her in the night. When she resisted, he stuffed a piece of cloth in her mouth, he said.

When she fell unconscious, the accused raped her and inserted an iron rod in her private parts, Chavan said, quoting from the complaint filed by the victim.

She narrated the incident to her brother on January 24 and they subsequently lodged a complaint with the police.

An offence was registered against the accused at the Pardi police station.

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