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Delhi woman killed between cars, family seeks fair probe
Urmila Bhardwaj, 70, was killed Saturday morning in Mamurpur village, Outer Delhi, when she was trapped between two vehicles. She was on her daily routine of visiting a temple and feeding strays.…
The Story in Brief
Urmila Bhardwaj, 70, was killed Saturday morning in Mamurpur village, Outer Delhi, when she was trapped between two vehicles. She was on her daily routine of visiting a temple and feeding strays. Her grandson Devesh told the Times of India that the driver of the high-end car is the son of a Haryana policeman, and demanded a neutral investigation and strict action.
Residents also raised safety concerns about a nearby liquor vend, claiming it leads to drunk driving and traffic congestion on the narrow road where the accident occurred. Urmila is survived by two sons.
The Indian Opinion
The call for a 'neutral' probe already assumes bias because the driver is a policeman's son. That instinct reflects a deeper trust deficit in police investigations, especially in Delhi where local complaints of partiality are common. Yet the family has every right to demand justice. The real test will be whether authorities also act on the residents' specific complaint about a liquor vend causing drunken driving on that narrow road. If they ignore that, grief will rightly turn into anger.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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