A deeply disturbing case of negligence has surfaced from a high-rise society in Gurugram, where a domestic help resting in the parking area was run over by a Thar SUV on Tuesday evening. What happened right after the accident made the case even more troubling. The victim's family alleges that the woman driving the vehicle rushed her to a hospital, but after doctors declared her dead, she allegedly brought the body back and left it in the very parking spot where the accident had taken place.
Victim identified as 57-year-old Guddi from Mahoba
Police investigations have identified the deceased as 57-year-old Guddi, originally a resident of Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh. She worked as domestic help at a flat inside the Ansal Versalia society in Sector-67, Gurugram. On Tuesday evening, after finishing her day's work, she lay down to rest in the ground-floor car parking of the society, as she reportedly did on other days too. That decision to rest there ended up costing her life.
How the accident unfolded in the parking lot
At the time of the incident, a woman living in the same society was reversing her Thar SUV in that very parking area. Guddi, who was lying on the ground, was not visible to the driver, and the vehicle went straight over her. As soon as the driver realised her SUV had struck someone, she immediately got out of the vehicle and rushed the injured woman to a nearby private hospital. Doctors examined her on arrival, but her injuries were severe enough that she was declared dead.
Family alleges owner brought the body back and left it in the parking lot
Guddi's family alleges that after she was declared dead at the hospital, the woman driving the Thar brought the body back to the same society parking lot where the accident had happened and left it there. Residents who spotted the body lying in the parking area lost no time in alerting the police. As word of the incident spread, Guddi's relatives reached the spot and created an uproar. It was only after this commotion by the family that the matter was formally reported to the police, suggesting the incident may otherwise have gone unreported.
Police seize the Thar, question the accused woman, scan CCTV footage
On receiving the information, police from the Sector-65 police station reached the spot, took possession of the body and sent it for a post-mortem examination. The police have also seized the Thar vehicle involved in the accident and have begun questioning the accused woman. Officers are additionally combing through CCTV camera footage from the society and its surroundings to verify every detail of the accident as well as the family's allegation that the body was brought back and dumped in the parking lot. According to police officials, further legal action will be decided based on the facts that emerge during the investigation.
