Nagpur woman who killed two riders with her speeding car in inbreited state surrenders to police
Ritika Maloo had allegedly killed two riders with her speeding car at Ram Jhula bridge on February 25
New Delhi, July 3
A woman accused of mowing down two men while driving her Mercedes car under the influence of alcohol more than four months ago in Nagpur finally has surrendered before police.
The police identified her as Ritika alias Ritu Maloo who surrendered at the city's police station and was formally placed under arrest.
The incident took place on Ram Jhula bridge on February 25 when Maloo drove her car recklessly allegedly under the influence of alcohol and crashed into two men on a scooter. Both riders, Mohd Hussain Gulam Mustafa and Mohd Ateef Mohd Zia had succumbed to their injuries.
Maloo was initially booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Motor Vehicles Act for rash and negligent driving and causing hurt to a person by a rash act. Additional criminal charges were slapped against her by the police after public outcry and given the severity of the crash.
The woman was initially granted bail. The police, however, later sought to arrest Maloo again, prompting her to move the HC for pre-arrest bail.
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court refused pre-arrest bail to the woman, saying no prudent person drives under the influence of alcohol and termed it as a serious misconduct.
