Gurugram: A Gurugram court on Friday sent Kalyan Bainsla, the driver accused of hitting a woman biker on the city’s Golf Course Road, and his cousin Lavneesh to 14 days of judicial custody in connection with the hit-and-run case.
Both accused will be produced before the court again after the completion of the 14-day judicial custody period.
Accused Previously Sent to Two-Day Police Custody
Bainsla and Lavneesh were earlier produced before Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMIC) Nidhi Beniwal, who had sent them to two days of police custody.
Gurugram Police arrested Bainsla from Dausa in Rajasthan and Lavneesh from Palwal in Haryana in connection with the incident. Police said Lavneesh was allegedly present in the car along with Bainsla when the woman biker was hit.
The case was initially registered after police took suo motu cognisance of a video showing a car hitting a female biker on Golf Course Road.
Attempt-to-Murder Charge Added to FIR
Following a detailed investigation and analysis of CCTV footage, Gurugram Police added Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), pertaining to attempt to murder, to the FIR.
The charge was added after the victim, Sia, and her family approached the police seeking stringent action against those involved. The provision carries a punishment of up to 10 years.
The development followed submission of Sia’s written statement by her family to Inspector Manoj Kumar, Station House Officer of Gurugram’s Sector-56 police station.
Gurugram Police have maintained that lawlessness will not be tolerated and said they are committed to taking strict action against those responsible.
Woman Biker Seeks Action Against All Four Car Occupants
Meanwhile, Sia has appealed for strict punishment for all four occupants of the car, saying such action is necessary to send the right message to society regarding women’s safety.
Speaking to IANS, Sia said she had “great expectations” from the court and wanted justice in the case.
“I stated in court yesterday that all four, who were in the car, should be arrested and that strict action be taken against all of them. In my opinion, they should face harsh consequences; that is the only way to send a message to such young men—so that anyone thinking of committing such an act would think twice,” she said.
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