Four years after an accident involving golfer Jeev Milkha Singh’s Range Rover left two persons injured, a local court has acquitted Jeev Milkha’s driver in a case of rash and negligent driving. The key witness in the case had turned hostile in the court, resulting in the acquittal of the driver as the identity of the accused could not be established.
The court acquitted Jeev Milkha’s driver Ram Kumar, a resident of Sector 8, in the case.
The accident occurred on October 31, 2011, when an Alto car being driven by a woman, Sunita Malik, met with an accident with Jeev Milkha’s Range Rover, which was being driven by his driver Ram Kumar. Sunita and her son were injured in the accident that occurred at the Transport light point in Sector 26.
There was much controversy after the accident as Sunita and her husband had alleged that Jeev Milkha was driving the car. However, clear CCTV footage obtained from the site of the accident had revealed that Jeev Milkha was not driving the car when the accident occurred and this revelation had rubbished all claims, said advocate Terminder Singh.
An inquiry was marked into the accident and after the probe report, the police had booked Ram Kumar in a case of rash and negligent driving. The prosecution had said Ram Kumar jumped the traffic signal while the Alto, being driven by Sunita, crossed the zebra line when the light was amber, leading to the mishap. While in the FIR, Sunita was also made an accused, her name was dropped from the chargesheet.
The public prosecutor argued that in view of all circumstantial evidence produced, it had come to light that the accident occurred due to the fault of accused Ram Kumar as he had jumped the red light, which resulted in accident and causing injuries to the driver of the Alto car and her son. Defence counsel Terminder Singh stated that the accident occurred due to the fault of the Alto car and the identification of the accused had not been established in the case.
Bhanu Dahiya told the court that he could not identify the accused as he had become unconscious following which he was declared hostile. The complainant in the case, Dharamvir, too, could not identify the accused in his cross-examination.
The court acquitted Jeev Milkha’s driver Ram Kumar, a resident of Sector 8, in the case.
The accident occurred on October 31, 2011, when an Alto car being driven by a woman, Sunita Malik, met with an accident with Jeev Milkha’s Range Rover, which was being driven by his driver Ram Kumar. Sunita and her son were injured in the accident that occurred at the Transport light point in Sector 26.
There was much controversy after the accident as Sunita and her husband had alleged that Jeev Milkha was driving the car. However, clear CCTV footage obtained from the site of the accident had revealed that Jeev Milkha was not driving the car when the accident occurred and this revelation had rubbished all claims, said advocate Terminder Singh.
An inquiry was marked into the accident and after the probe report, the police had booked Ram Kumar in a case of rash and negligent driving. The prosecution had said Ram Kumar jumped the traffic signal while the Alto, being driven by Sunita, crossed the zebra line when the light was amber, leading to the mishap. While in the FIR, Sunita was also made an accused, her name was dropped from the chargesheet.
The public prosecutor argued that in view of all circumstantial evidence produced, it had come to light that the accident occurred due to the fault of accused Ram Kumar as he had jumped the red light, which resulted in accident and causing injuries to the driver of the Alto car and her son. Defence counsel Terminder Singh stated that the accident occurred due to the fault of the Alto car and the identification of the accused had not been established in the case.
Bhanu Dahiya told the court that he could not identify the accused as he had become unconscious following which he was declared hostile. The complainant in the case, Dharamvir, too, could not identify the accused in his cross-examination.
