A cousin of the accused driver in the Gurugram hit-and-run case was also arrested from Rajasthan’s Dausa, days after the incident.
Accused says incident ‘not intential’, his lawyer blames woman biker
The incident came to light after a woman biker, identified as Sia, posted a video on Instagram showing a car hitting her motorcycle from the side, following which she fell and her vehicle skidded for several metres. In the video, which was taken from a camera mounted on her motorcycle and included her voiceover, Sia also alleged that the occupants of the car had misbehaved with her. Bainsla was arrested after he was booked under the ‘attempt to murder’ charge. The accused owns a gym in Haryana’s Palwal and is a former kabaddi player. “I was travelling with my family. I didn’t make any gestures at the young woman; I simply asked her to ride her bike slowly. I admit that a collision occurred. Had I stopped right then, those people would have beaten us up,” ANI news agency cited him as saying.
The Gurugram Police later added Section 109 of BNS, which is an attempt to murder charge, in the FIR.
In her video, she said the driver of a white Maruti Ciaz began chasing her and repeatedly signalled her to stop after driving dangerously close to her. Following the incident, the accused claimed he was “sorry” and alleged that the collision was not intentional and that he fled from the spot out of fear of a mob attack.
His Instagram account, which has now been deactivated, earlier showed him working out and displaying his physique. The main accused, identified as Kalyan Bainsla, was held by the police on Tuesday, while his cousin, Lavnish Gurjar, was also arrested in connection with the case. The incident took place early on Sunday when Sia was riding her Aprilia sportbike with a group of riders, according to police.
