Vadodara car crash: Law student blames pothole, denies drunk driving
Vadodara: A 20-year-old law student, Rakshit Chaurasia, who rammed a speeding car into two-wheelers in Vadodara on the night of March 13, resulting in the death of a woman and injuries to four others, has blamed a pothole for the accident. Speaking to the media, Chaurasia denied being intoxicated and claimed he was driving at 50 km/h when an airbag deployment obstructed his vision.
“We were turning right when we encountered a pothole. A scooty and another car were ahead of us. The car slightly touched the other vehicle, the airbag deployed, and we lost control,” Chaurasia told ANI. He claimed he had not consumed alcohol and had attended a Holika Dahan event before the incident. “I want to meet the victim’s family. It is my fault, and whatever they decide should happen,” he added.
The accident took place around 12:30 am near Muktanand crossroads in the Karelibaug area. Eyewitnesses reported that the vehicle took a sharp turn before crashing into two-wheelers. CCTV footage shows the car moving at high speed.
A video from the scene, which went viral on social media, shows Chaurasia behaving erratically, shouting "Another round, another round," followed by a woman’s name and chanting "Om Namah Shivay." Eyewitnesses told the police that he appeared intoxicated.
Chaurasia, originally from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, resides in a PG accommodation in Vadodara. His father is a businessman. The vehicle, a Volkswagen Virtus GT Plus with registration number GJ06RA687, belonged to his friend Meet Chauhan, who was in the co-driver’s seat during the crash. Police are trying to locate Chauhan.
Chaurasia has been arrested, and further investigation is underway.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
