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Gurugram Thar accident: Victim's family alleges driver returned body to scene after hospital declaration

From Hindustan Times · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A domestic worker was killed in a Gurugram society parking area after being run over by a Mahindra Thar.
  • The victim's family alleges the driver brought the body back to the accident site after she was declared dead at a hospital.
  • Police are investigating the incident, examining CCTV footage, and have seized the vehicle.

A domestic worker died after being run over by a Mahindra Thar in the parking area of a Gurugram housing society. The victim, Guddi Devi, was reportedly resting in the basement parking when the SUV struck her as the driver attempted to park.

The driver, who lives in the same building, had just returned from work when the accident occurred. According to a senior police officer, the woman panicked and alerted neighbors for help. She then transported Guddi Devi to a private hospital in Sector 68, where doctors pronounced her dead.

The woman panicked and raised an alarm. She reversed her Thar and alerted neighbours for help.

โ€” senior police officerDescribing the driver's actions immediately after the accident.

However, the victim's family has made a serious allegation: they claim the driver returned with the body to the original accident spot after the hospital declared her dead. News agency PTI reported this claim, though it could not be independently confirmed.

Preliminary police investigations indicate the Thar ran over the victim's chest, causing multiple fractures and internal injuries. Authorities have seized the vehicle and are reviewing CCTV footage to establish the sequence of events and verify the family's allegations. An FIR has been registered against the driver under sections related to causing death by negligence and rash driving.

The Thar had run over the victim's chest. She ended up sustaining multiple fractures and internal injuries which resulted in her death as per the doctors.

โ€” investigating officerExplaining the preliminary findings of the accident investigation.
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Originally published by Hindustan Times in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.