Overview

• The accident occurred on Thursday night in Bhopal’s Kolar area when the car swerved to avoid a cow and plunged into the Kolar canal.
• Harshita Sharma, a 21-year-old Air India air hostess, was critically injured and later declared brain dead before passing away early Friday morning.
• Her two friends, Jai and Sujal, who were also in the car, sustained minor injuries and managed to pull Harshita from the vehicle.
• Police have registered a case of negligent driving against Jai, with additional charges pending the results of the postmortem report.
• Harshita’s family was unaware she had arrived in Bhopal until informed by a friend after the accident, highlighting communication gaps in emergency situations.