Gurugram hit and run: Court remands accused Kalyan Bainsla to 14 days judicial custody

A Gurugram court on Friday remanded Kalyan Bainsla, the driver accused of hitting a woman biker, and co-accused Lavneesh, to judicial custody for 14 days.

Judicial Magistrate Ist Class (JMIC) Nidhi Beniwal passed the order after the police custody of the accused ended.

They had earlier been remanded to the custody of Gururgam Police on Wednesday for two days following their arrest from Rajasthan on Tuesday.

The accused have been arrested in a case registered by the Sector 55/56 Police Station under Sections 109 (attempt to murder), 281 (rash driving) and 125 (act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The police have also invoked Section 78 (stalking) and 79 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the BNS against them.

The case was registered after the victim, Shivani Chauhan, posted a video on social media on Sunday showing a vehicle allegedly driven by Bainsla, a gym owner, speeding towards her and hitting her bike on the Golf Course Road. The video was captured by a camera mounted on the bike.

Chauhan, who goes by the name Sia on social media, is seen falling from her bike after the collision. She has accused Bainsla, referred to as Kalyan Singh in the court records, of harassing her before hitting her bike and of fleeing the spot after causing the accident.

After the video went viral on social media, the police registered a suo motu case in the matter.

However, the police initially did not invoke the offence of attempt to murder. It was later that Section 109 of the BNS was added to the case.

The incident sparked national outrage with people demanding strict action against the car driver.