Both suffered grievous injuries with one of them struggling between life and death for over ten days. His condition isn’t stable after weeks.
But have the police or the Motor Vehicles Department, indeed, treated this as a “serious case of drunken driving” instead of just another traffic accident. Far from it. And as victims suffer, life goes on for the likes of Shobikha Gaur. But Herald won’t leave it at that. We have questions to ask for which we will continue to demand answers.
1 Has the detailed report of the case reached the Chief Minister as he had sought? If so what are the findings of the report?
2How have the police interpreted the Chief Minister’s remark that it shouldn’t have been treated as traffic accident but a serious case of drunken driving. How have investigations and action been taken commensurate with the seriousness of the case?
3If the traffic department has recommended suspension of Shobhika Gaur’s licence, what has been the response of the RTO?
It also needs to be investigated if the recommendation was strong enough and pressure was applied to act after the Chief Minister’s remark.
4Has the Chief Minister’s office followed this up? What directions have been given to the police and the transport department subsequent to the Chief Minister’s remark?
Herald expects the Traffic and Transport departments and the media cell of the Chief Minister’s Office to respond to the above questions relevant to each by September 5 (next Friday) failing which this people’s paper will file RTI applications to force responses.
