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AHMEDABAD: A 19-year-old girl who rammed her car into three stationary vehicles in the wee hours on Sunday and killed a biker was arrested by Vastrapur police station. She was produced in the court in the evening where she was granted bail. In her primary statement, she said that she was not drunk and the accident was not entirely her fault. When Labdhi Shah, a resident of Naranpura, came to Vastrapur police station on Monday morning, a large group of her relatives surrounded her all the time. They took her to a nearby clinic when mediapersons reached the scene and also requested the police investigators that they allow the girl to be taken to the court in a private vehicle. The cops turned down the request and Labdhi went to the court in a police vehicle. When Labdhi was taken to the police station, she was physically carried by her relatives due to her frail health. Her face was covered with bandages and dupatta while a woman police sub-inspector constantly accompanied her. In wee hours of Sunday, Labdhi, who was driving a car, rammed into an autoricshaw, a bike and a car in succession and injured three near Indraprasth Tower on Drive-In Road. Gaurav Rajyaguru, 24, who was riding pillion on the bike, died on the spot soon after the incident. Two others received injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital. Labdhi also was injured as her car had turned turtle after hitting a divider. She had to be taken out after breaking the windscreen. B K Saiyad, sub-inspector of Vastrapur police station and investigator in the case, told TOI that her statement was recorded on Monday where she has mentioned that she was returning from a party. "She had been to a friend Utsav's residence in Prahladnagar for a New Year's party with three other girls and three boys. As per her statement, Utsav's parents were present at the residence with them. At 2 am, the group went to a club on SG Highway for snacks. They waited there for a while as there was a rush at that moment and after having snacks, they left at 4 am," he said. The group then parted ways near Thaltej circle after which she headed home. "She claims that a car suddenly came in front of her car and hit the vehicle, which made her loose control. She then hit the other vehicles. She does not remember anything else," said Saiyad. When questioned about the blood sample report, Saiyad said that it will take few more days to get the test result ascertaining whether there was any alcohol content in her blood. |
| SOURCE: The Times of India |
