8th Sep 2012
An 18-year-old girl, a small-time actor, died after a Honda City hit the autorickshaw she was travelling in at Juhu Circle on Friday.
Nilam Bharadwaj was taken to Cooper Hospital but she had died by then. She has worked in the TV serial Mata Ki Chowki. She is the daughter of former personal secretary of a senior BJP leader.
Nilam Bharadwaj was taken to Cooper Hospital but she had died by then. She has worked in the TV serial Mata Ki Chowki. She is the daughter of former personal secretary of a senior BJP leader.
The police arrested the car driver, Purvesh Ramchandra Patkar, 25, a resident of Malad (West). Patkar works in a bank and was going towards Malad.
The police said the girl was from Bhopal and had come to Mumbai three years ago and was working in the film Industry. Bharadwaj stayed as paying guest at Shashtri Nagar, Lokhandwala area in Andheri (West).
Around 7.30am, Bharadwaj was going to Juhu to meet her sister-in-law, Preeti.A senior pilot, Preeti came to Mumbai a few days ago and was staying in a hotel in Juhu. “Bharadwaj was going towards Juhu in an autorickshaw. When it reached Juhu Circle, a speeding Honda city rammed into the auto,” said Jatin Bhatia, Bharadwaj’s cousin.
Bharadwaj was thrown out of the auto. The car driver tried to run away but passersby nabbed him. The auto driver was not injured andhe fled the spot. Bharadwaj was taken to Cooper Hospital where she was declared dead on arrival.Bharadwaj’s family from Bhopal will reach Mumbai on Friday night.
“We arrested the car driver for causing death due to rash and negligence driving.Patkar’s report says he was not drunk,” said Vijay Bhoite, senior police inspector of DN Nagar police station. “We will check the CCTV footage,” he added.
Patkar told the police that the car was his friend’s. “I was returning from Seven Bungalaws. When I was taking a left turn from Juhu Circle, a Xylo came in front of me and my car hit a lamp post,” he said.“I don’t know how the auto accident happened.”
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