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Woman Killed, Relative Injured as Truck Rear-Ends Scooter at Gangadham Chowk

Police have detained the truck driver, who faces culpable homicide charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

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Overview

  • Twenty-nine-year-old Deepali Yuvraj Soni died instantly when a goods-laden truck struck the scooter she rode pillion on at Gangadham Chowk after the signal turned green
  • CCTV footage reviewed by Market Yard officers shows the impact throwing both riders beneath the truck, leaving her 61-year-old father-in-law, Jagdish Soni, with a serious fracture
  • Police arrested 51-year-old driver Shaukat Ali Kulkundi following on-site procedures and a medical examination
  • Inspector Manisha Patil said authorities have seized the truck and will book the driver under culpable homicide provisions of the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
  • The collision follows a series of deadly heavy-vehicle incidents at the same junction, fueling demands for stricter traffic enforcement and upgraded road infrastructure