Overview
- Police identified the driver as Dipendra Bhadoria, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Porsa urban mandal president.
- Ramdatt Rathore, 65, and Arnav (Annu) Lashkar, 11, died after being transferred to Gwalior for treatment, while Kamlesh Rathore, Girraj Rathore and Abhishek Tomar are under medical care.
- Villagers initially caught the accused, he escaped from police custody, and officers re-apprehended him in the early hours.
- Protesters blocked a national highway for nearly two hours and accused the police of aiding the escape.
- Eyewitnesses alleged the driver was intoxicated, post-mortems and an official investigation are pending, and the BJP’s Morena district unit has expelled Bhadoria from primary membership, according to TNIE.