Ex-Armyman scans CCTVs in Delhi to bring justice to son killed in accident
New Delhi, May 3: Seeking justice for his son, who was killed in an accident, retired Naib Subedar Bal Mukund Chaubey (52) decided to scan all CCTV footage available to identify the vehicle that caused his son's death in March 2022. The Delhi Police had failed to nab the culprit and the vehicle involved in the accident, after which the ex-Army man himself investigated the case.
Bashisht Muni Chaubey (Aya Nagar resident) was an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) security supervisor who died in a hit-and-run incident. Chaubey, a native of Buxar, Bihar, who has served 28 years in the Army, has come to Delhi to get justice for his son.
"How would I face my daughter-in-law who is just 26-year-old and two granddaughters when they will ask about their father's death. My son used to get Rs 50,000 per month salary and after his death, the entire family is dependent upon my pension" he stated.
The ex-Army man performed the last rites of his son in Buxar on March 31 and kept waiting for the police's response in the matter. After receiving no response over the phone, he decided to come to Delhi.
"I visited the police station but they never gave me an appropriate response. They assigned a Constable, who had no knowledge of the case and started investigating the case with me. So, I went and checked for CCTV recordings myself. I, myself, surveyed the accident site and spotted CCTVs and asked them to scan it," he added.
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However, police stated that on March 30, at 01.21 a.m., a PCR call was received at Fatehpur Beri police station regarding an accident, and they arrived at the scene, where they discovered that the injured had already been taken to a hospital by Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) staff from the South West District.
"During the enquiry, it was revealed that a passerby made the call and had left the spot. He stated over the phone that he did not see the accident but saw the injured and made a PCR call," the police added.
"An FIR under the section 279 (rash driving) and 304 A (Causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered at Fatehpur Beri police station and investigation was launched."
According to the police, the spot was inspected by the crime team and the Motorcycle belonging to the deceased was taken into police possession.
Following the post-mortem, the deceased's body was handed over to his family.
"No CCTV camera was found to be covered the place of occurrence," a police officer informed.
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