Kamal Ghorui
NOIDA: A 26-year-old Delhi resident seriously injured in a car accident in Sector 51 following a dispute with her fiance died in hospital during treatment earlier this week.The victim, Radha Chauhan, a resident of New Kondli, was engaged to Shiva Tyagi since Nov 26 last year. According to a complaint filed by her brother Ajay, the relationship soured after Radha suspected him of involvement with another woman.On March 30, Radha was informed by Tyagi’s mother that he was with another woman at a residence in Sector 73. When Radha went to confront him, she allegedly found him inside a Baleno car with the woman at the spot. It allegedly triggered a heated argument between the two, one that soon turned physical. As people started to gather, Tyagi allegedly forcibly made Radha and his friend sit in his car and drove away.The complainant claimed a group of unidentified youths began chasing the vehicle in two cars, one of them a Tata Nexon. As they neared the U-turn at Sector 51 metro station, the Nexon allegedly rammed Tyagi’s car, causing him to lose control and crash into a road divider. Ajay claimed Tyagi was intoxicated at the time.Radha sustained severe injuries and was admitted to a private hospital in Noida before being referred to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi in critical condition. She died on April 1.Her family has demanded strict action against Tyagi and the unidentified individuals involved in the chase. A case was registered under BNS sections 281 (rash driving), 106(1) (causing death by negligence) and 324(4) (mischief). Police said they would record statements of witnesses and examine CCTV footage from surrounding areas, police said.
