2022 BMW accident: Delhi tribunal awards over Rs 28 lakh compensation to victim's family
New Delhi (PTI): A Delhi motor accident claims tribunal has awarded Rs 28.77 lakh as compensation to the family of a person who died in a 2022 BMW car accident.
Presiding officer Charu Gupta was hearing the petition filed by the family of private employee Ranjan Kumar, who died after he was hit by a speeding BMW car on July 10, 2022.
According to the plea, Kumar was killed after a speeding Maharashtra-registered BMW car hit him near the Lala Lajpat Rai Marg.
It said Kumar was found injured on the footpath and was rushed to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
In an order dated October 16, the judge said, "In totality of circumstances, this tribunal is of the opinion that the petitioner has been able to prove on the scales of preponderance of probabilities that the accident in question took place due to rash and negligent driving of the offending vehicle by its driver on the date and time of accident."
The tribunal said that the deceased was the sole bread earner and the whole family was dependent on him, so all the petitioning members were entitled to the compensation.
It noted that the BMW car was given for repair work at an automobile workshop and was driven by an employee without any authorisation from the owner.
The tribunal awarded a compensation of more than Rs 28.77 lakh under various heads.
It said as that car was not insured, so both the owner and driver were jointly liable for paying compensation to the victim's family.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
