Within the aftermath of the automotive crash in Thakurpukur market on Sunday morning, which claimed a life and injured a number of different individuals, a wave of questions and considerations is rising from Tollywood and social media.
A day after a vegetable vendor was mowed down and eight others had been injured by a automotive allegedly pushed by TV serial director Siddhant Das, the 35-year-old was despatched to police custody until April 10.
On Sunday morning round 9 am, the director’s automotive allegedly veered right into a crowded Kolkata market after he reportedly misplaced management of the wheel. Sources within the police mentioned that Das was allegedly driving drunk, and misplaced management of his black SUV whereas travelling from Bakrahat to Gariahat.
Following Das’ arrest, the highlight has now turned to the opposite occupant of the car, Shriya Basu, an affiliate producer, who was launched by the police. Actors and social media consumer are questioning the rationale behind her launch and demanding readability on the sequence of occasions main as much as the incident.
Whereas the motive force, Siddhant Das, stays in custody, police justified Basu’s acquittal: “The investigation is ongoing and it isn’t over but. Additionally, she will not be straight concerned within the crime.”
Well-known actress Rituparna Sengupta instructed mediapersons on Tuesday, “Drink and drive isn’t the appropriate factor. It’s fairly detrimental as a result of driving wants extra alertness and it endangers life.”
Swastika Mookherjee, one other famend Bengali actor, expressed her shock and anger on the incident and the next dealing with of the case on social media on Monday. “I knew till now that drunk driving is a really severe crime. Should you get caught, the police don’t hearken to something. Any form of energy — you recognize who I’m, you recognize whose son I’m — this sort of angle doesn’t work. You straight head to jail. In Kolkata, they are saying the police are very strict about this. That’s what I do know and that’s what I’ve seen. Strict checking, no compromise, even when there are ladies within the automotive. The girl who fled the market hasn’t been caught. Who’s she? Why was she launched? A no-entry car entered the road and killed one individual, and the remainder are within the hospital.”
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Mookherjee additional questioned the “discrepancies” within the info surrounding the incident, stating, “There are such a lot of experiences circulating that it’s tough to know precisely what number of (casualties had been there). However is the demise of 1 individual a joke? In such anarchy, if individuals who drive recklessly whereas drunk and kill individuals are not punished, and in the event that they get a advantageous at evening and go dwelling and sleep peacefully, then there is no such thing as a want for legal guidelines or site visitors legal guidelines. They are going to do no matter they need, run over individuals with vehicles, kill them, rape them and nothing will occur.”
“The driving force of the automotive and the 2 ladies within the automotive are equally responsible. Strict motion ought to be taken towards them… There is just one legislation for everybody and that’s strict punishment,” she posted.
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