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Diwali Road Crashes and Vashi High-Rise Fire Leave Dozens Dead or Injured, Triggering Arrests and Probes

Investigators have moved to enforcement with an arrest in Prayagraj, fresh FIRs and CCTV-led searches to trace hit-and-run drivers.

Overview

  • Jaipur police said four members of a family died and three were injured when a speeding Thar struck three motorcycles on NH‑52 near Chomu; the SUV was seized and the driver is being traced.
  • In Maharashtra’s Akola district, three people were killed and one injured on NH‑53 near Kurankhed after an unidentified speeding vehicle hit them as they tried to tow a broken‑down cab; a hunt for the vehicle is underway.
  • Prayagraj police arrested Jaguar driver Rachit Madhyan from a Lucknow hospital, registered an FIR and seized the car after a high‑speed crash in Rajrooppur killed one person and injured several.
  • A fire at Raheja Residency in Vashi killed four, including a six‑year‑old and an 84‑year‑old, and injured 10; officials suspect a short circuit and civic authorities plan a safety audit.
  • Separate Diwali‑period collisions in Thane, Gurugram and Vadodara prompted FIRs under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Motor Vehicles Act, with police scanning CCTV to identify fleeing drivers on hazardous stretches like Ghodbunder Road.