FIR against PMPML driver for commuter’s death

PUNE Four months after a woman commuter fell off a Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) bus and died, the Loni Kalbhor police lodged an FIR against the bus driver in the case on Wednesday

Published on: Jul 28, 2021, 22:54:48 IST

By Nadeem Inamdar

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PUNE Four months after a woman commuter fell off a Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) bus and died, the Loni Kalbhor police lodged an FIR against the bus driver in the case on Wednesday. At the time, police had registered a case of accidental death.

The deceased has been identified as Mahadevi Gorakh Gaikwad, and she was travelling on the PMPML bus on March 29, 2021.

She wanted to get down at a stop near Dhanlakshmi bridge in Wadaki village. When she came to the bus door and was about to alight, the driver sped away. Gaikwad lost her balance, fell down and died.

Loni Kalbhor police said that an FIR has been registered against bus driver Praveen Shivaji Kad. He has been booked under relevant sections of the Motor Vehicle Act and sections related to rash and negligent driving.

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