Jaipur : Kalyan Bainsla, the car driver who chased and rammed a woman biker in Gurugram, has been arrested in Rajasthan’s Dausa. Bainsla had been absconding since the incident on Sunday morning, and a massive manhunt was underway to trace him. He will now face charges including attempt to murder, among other offences. The incident took place on Sunday on Gurugram’s Golf Course Road, where the woman biker, Shivani Chauhan, also known as Sia, was riding with a group of other bikers.
The impact threw her off the bike and sent her skidding several metres along the road. Bainsla, however, had denied deliberately ramming car into the bike, claiming he was unaware that a woman was riding the bike. The arrest comes after a significant escalation in the case, with Gurugram Police adding an attempt-to-murder charge after examining viral videos of the incident and considering allegations raised by the biker’s family.
Police subsequently registered an attempt-to-murder case, following pressure from Sia’s family for strict action against the accused. He claimed that he lost control of the vehicle near a U-turn and did not stop immediately because he feared being attacked by the group of bikers travelling with Sia. He also claimed that several bikers had repeatedly overtaken his vehicle. Bainsla, a gym owner who describes himself as an international kabaddi player, claimed he fled the scene because he feared that the group of bikers would assault him and his family.
He has also deactivated his Instagram account following the incident and the ensuing controversy. Sia, who suffered minor injuries in the crash, however, rejected the accused’s claims. She alleged that the car had followed her and that the collision was deliberate. In a video statement, Sia alleged that she was targeted because she was a woman biker and that there was a deliberate attempt to stop her. She said the incident could have cost her life and alleged that Bainsla did not even attempt to check whether she was safe after the collision.
A video recorded by a camera mounted on Sia’s bike shows the car approaching her bike before allegedly striking it from the side. The impact knocked her off the bike and sent her skidding several metres along the road. Another video, recorded by a biker travelling behind her, also surfaced on social media. The footage allegedly shows the driver signalling Sia to stop and subsequently steering the car towards her bike before the collision.
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